Sit back and, relax, the Eagles are on a bye week! But if the team still has playoff aspirations, there’s still work to be done, even if there isn’t a game to be played. Here are three things for the Eagles to focus on during their bye week
In 1936, Jesse Owens, competed in the Berlin Olympic Games, much to the dismay of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party.
Kobe was selected by the Charlotte Hornets as the 13th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft but was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers where he would remain for the entirety of his NBA career.
While you enjoy the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, check out some history-making Black athletes who have competed at the Olympics.
Olympic medallist Lowe said that beating breast cancer, only to come down with a potentially life-threatening case of COVID-19, has added fuel to her desire to defy the odds and make her fifth U.S. Olympic team for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.
During her career, she has become known as “The 400 m Diva” after her collegiate team was nicknamed the Gamecock Divas in honor of their mascot.
As of 2015, there are three grandmasters of African descent. Here’s more about some of these grandmasters and other famous Black chess players.
Throughout their careers, the Williams sisters have dominated the tennis world. Winning 30 Grand Slams between the two of them, Olympic Medals, and Wimbledon Trophies, making them truly unstoppable.
Caster Semenya is a born-winner but her successful career on the track has been filled with controversy. She has maintained an excellent level of sportsmanship and continued to be a role model for all upcoming athletes in Africa.
In 1899, years after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, James Weldon Johnson penned the poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as a way to commemorate the late president’s birthday.
