Jesse Washington

The first black heavyweight champ went to prison for sex with white women

MJ blazed a trail for athletes to escape the plantation and buy the Big House

Change doesn’t come easy in this western Pennsylvania town

In big-time college basketball, blacks miss opportunities on the bench

James Harden joins the pantheon with his annihilation of Wesley Johnson

America’s best woman in track and field grew up at the Y in Crenshaw

New book ‘Smoketown’ illuminates city’s impact on black history

Larger and faster players are pushing the envelope and reimagining the game

Father of one of the team’s players says, ‘I could have done more’

The college football championship shows how much money flows to successful coaches and schools — but not to the players