Jesse Washington

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Jesse Washington is a journalist and documentary filmmaker. He still gets buckets.

Jesse Washington

Never forget Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed the murder of George Floyd

Her video helped to inspire a worldwide movement for racial justice

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NBA conference finals are a ‘changing of the guards’

Shai, Ant, Hali and Big Body Brunson have taken over the league

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Sports

The elephant in Shedeur Sanders’ draft room

Did the NFL want to put Deion Sanders and his son “in their place”?

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Finding hope behind bars: The story of ‘Fatherless No More’

From NFL to Rikers, new documentary highlights a pastor’s mission

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Culture

We wear the shoes: My Air Force 1 GTX “Phantoms” remained fly for years

Why it feels great to actually wear sneakers

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Culture

RaMell Ross directs films like a hooper

His preparation and confidence translated into Oscar nominations for Nickel Boys

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Culture

At long last, equal opportunity for Black college football coaches?

Success of Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman and Penn State’s James Franklin signals a new era

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Sports

Coach Tremaine Jackson can make college football history at Valdosta State

No Black coach has won a national championship in Division I or Division II

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Sports

James Franklin can make history at Penn State

To become first Black coach to win national title, he needs to reverse big-game woes

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Sports

The deeper story behind Tennessee State University’s budget crisis

HBCUs have always made a dollar out of 15 cents. At TSU, the bill came due.

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