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Wednesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

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Happy Hump Day POU! We continue our series on Black Athletes and their involvement in social and political protests. Today we look back on The Orangeburg Massacre. On a February night in 1968, a linebacker on the South Carolina State football team named Robert Lee Davis went with three or four teammates to a bowling alley just off the black college’s campus in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Athletes and Social/Political Protest

Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and College Basketball History

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Good Morning POU! Today we honor the legendary coach of Winston Salem State University, Clarence "Big House" Gaines. Clarence Edward "Big House" Gaines, Sr. (May 21, 1923 – April 18, 2005) was a college men's basketball coach with a 47-year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among his numerous honors for his achievements, he … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African Americans and College Basketball History

Monday Open Thread: African Americans and College Basketball History

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Good Monday Morning POU! This week, as the NCAA proceeds to make billions off the popularity of college basketball, let's take a look at some of the black players and coaches that propelled the game from the playgrounds to the "A billion dollars for a perfect bracket" game that it is today - Stories of HBCU legends, racism and triumph within college basketball. Cleo … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans and College Basketball History