Breaking through hockey’s race barriers
The nonprofit Carnegie Initiative’s goal is to advance change in hockey and its culture at all levels.
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‘Soul on Ice’ chronicles overlooked Black hockey history
Kwame Damon Mason’s 2016 documentary ‘Soul on Ice: Past, Present and Future’ tells the untold story of the Coloured Hockey League.
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Short hockey pro enjoys ‘playing with the big dogs’
Nina Rodgers, a Minnetonka native and Hopkins High School grad, is the Whale’s only Black player.
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The color of hockey: Diversity on the rise in women’s pro hockey
On the surface, this isn’t unusual, but in Bolden’s and Johnson’s case, the two female pucksters are among the small handful of Black hockey players.
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The color of hockey: The current state of diversity in a traditionally ‘White’ sport
Hockey is still seen as a White sport. Some believe it should stay that way forever.
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Black fans all but nonexistent at Frozen Faceoff
This column continues the Only One series in which this reporter shares his experiences as the only African American journalist on the scene. It took four walk-arounds inside the downtown …
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