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#blackathletes — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #blackathletes, aggregated by home.social.

  1. I just listened to a #podcast from @progresstx where they were suggesting that #BlackAthletes choose an #HBCU over an #SEC #university because, #football.

    I used their "Connect with us" form to point out that this isn't on Black athletes to solve. White students — athletes and non-athletes — should consider alternatives, especially #HBCUs, too. Sometimes we don't have #options, but when we do, we should choose intentionally.

    I'm attending a state school because I'm #disabled and my tuition and fees are waived. So I understand that not everyone has this option.

    #gerrymandering #JimCrow #representation #VotingRights

  2. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by becoming the first track and

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    #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackathletes #blackfirsts #blackhistory #blackmastodon

  3. Via N

    Don't bother looking for Muhammad Ali!

    An [english] woman compares her condition to that of Black [People] in the United States and criticizes Muhammad Ali for his [alleged] arrogance. The champion's response is swift!

    #blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackathletes #blackmuslims #blackboxers #blacktivists #blackfirsts #blackmastodon #blackhistory

  4. Claudemir Jerônimo Barreto (born 27 March 1981), known as Cacau... is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, he represented Germany at international level.

    Personal life
    ...In 2021, he featured in Schwarze Adler [de], a documentary detailing the experiences of Black players in German professional football.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacau

    #blackmen #blackpeople #afrolatino #afrogerman #blackathletes #blacksoccerplayers #hispanic #latino #blackmastodon

  5. The Fire Inside released in 2024

    The story of Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, who became the first [US-ian] woman to win Olympic boxing gold, only to discover that not all dreams are equal and the real fight has just begun.

    imdb.com/title/tt6133444

    #blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackathletes #blackboxers #blackgoldmedalists #blackolympians #blackmixedmartialartists #blackfilm #film #greatfilm #blackmastodon

  6. "Recently, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for the fifth straight year, shunned the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, a team that overcame segregation, discrimination, violence, and blatantly biased officiating to become the first all-Black team in Canadian history to win a provincial title. The team was on the verge of a second championship in 1939 when the playoffs were canceled due to war."

    #KKKanada #SystematicRacism #RacismInCanada #BlackAthletes #BlackCanadians #RacialDiscrimination

  7. "Recently, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for the fifth straight year, shunned the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, a team that overcame segregation, discrimination, violence, and blatantly biased officiating to become the first all-Black team in Canadian history to win a provincial title. The team was on the verge of a second championship in 1939 when the playoffs were canceled due to war."

    #KKKanada #SystematicRacism #RacismInCanada #BlackAthletes #BlackCanadians #RacialDiscrimination

  8. "Recently, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for the fifth straight year, shunned the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, a team that overcame segregation, discrimination, violence, and blatantly biased officiating to become the first all-Black team in Canadian history to win a provincial title. The team was on the verge of a second championship in 1939 when the playoffs were canceled due to war."

    #KKKanada #SystematicRacism #RacismInCanada #BlackAthletes #BlackCanadians #RacialDiscrimination

  9. "Recently, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for the fifth straight year, shunned the 1934 Chatham Coloured All-Stars, a team that overcame segregation, discrimination, violence, and blatantly biased officiating to become the first all-Black team in Canadian history to win a provincial title. The team was on the verge of a second championship in 1939 when the playoffs were canceled due to war."

    #KKKanada #SystematicRacism #RacismInCanada #BlackAthletes #BlackCanadians #RacialDiscrimination