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Meet Kellen Winslow 2nd: Athlete Rapist

August 18, 2024

By Megan Macwade Social Media Design: Maggie Johnson   Kellen Winslow II was born on July 21, 1983 in San Diego California. He is an African American man born in a family who has a legacy in football. His father…

Brittney Griner: Elite Athlete

July 19, 2024

by Megan MacWade Social Media Design: Maggie Johnson Brittney Griner was born on October 18, 1990 in Houston, Texas. She is the youngest of four children born to Raymond and Sandra Griner. Her father is a former US Marine and…

Bo Jackson

June 4, 2024

Vincent Edward “Bo” Jackson (11/ 30/62) Bo Jackson is the 8th of 10 children to Florence Bonds and A.D. Adams, born in the state of Alabama. Bo attended high school in Alabama – McAdory High School in McCalla where he…

The Cannon Street Little League Baseball Team (1955)

May 28, 2024

I played Little League Baseball in 1958/59, Long Island, NY. I did not know Black boys could not play against white boys, I did. To learn about the Cannon Street team in Charleston, S.C., having to travel by school bus…

Earl Campbell

May 27, 2024

Earl Christian Campbell–March 29, 1955–Tyler, TX.  Hence the nickname “The Tyler Rose” is best known as a bruising running back that went from the John Tyler High School to the University of Texas at Austin to the Houston Oilers (1978-1984)…

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