Despite resistance from white riders, Taylor dominated the cycling world. There are several well-known firsts among Black athletes in sports […] The post Major Taylor overcame racism to become the first Black superstar athlete appeared first on TheGrio.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The NFL’s fourth accelerator program starts Monday as part of the league’s winter meetings in Dallas. The program is designed to connect minorities with the owners and presidents who make hiring decisions. Getting in the same room with owners who hire GMs, front office staff and head coaches is the key. The sessions are a version of speed-dating. Titans tight ends coach Tony Dews has attended the coaching program twice. He believes the program works because Tennessee hired Ran Carthon in January as the franchise’s first Black general manager weeks after Carthon attended a year ago.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The NFL’s fourth accelerator program starts Monday as part of the league’s winter meetings in Dallas. The program is designed to connect minorities with the owners and presidents who make hiring decisions. Getting in the same room with owners who hire GMs, front office staff and head coaches is the key. The sessions are a version of speed-dating. Titans tight ends coach Tony Dews has attended the coaching program twice. He believes the program works because Tennessee hired Ran Carthon in January as the franchise’s first Black general manager weeks after Carthon attended a year ago.
New research led by Oregon Health & Science University found a decline in sudden cardiac deaths among American college athletes over the last 20 years.