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Steve McNair

Sports

Steve McNair went third in the NFL draft 25 years ago. We may never see another HBCU player go as high.

A look at the numbers and what they tell us

Sports

The Year of the Black Quarterback: The Trading Cards

Culture

Can artificial intelligence help us understand racial bias in sports?

Computer scientists apply artificial intelligence and ‘big data’ analytics to demonstrate bias in how sports commentators discuss athletes

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At Alcorn State, the name McNair still reigns supreme

Steve McNair put the school on the map. His brother, Fred is now the head football coach.

Sports

The rise of black quarterbacks

Today’s superstar black passers are continuing to build on the accomplishments of the trailblazers who kicked down the door for them.

HBCU

Steve ‘Air’ McNair is among 11 HBCU greats on the ’19 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Their careers epitomize greatness going back decades

Sports

Lamar Jackson joins small club of black quarterbacks drafted in first round

We rank the black signal-callers before Jackson who heard their name in the NFL draft’s opening round

HBCU

We rank ’em: The Top 25 HBCU athletes of all time

Althea Gibson, Jerry Rice and Earl the Pearl, Sweetness represent the best of HBCU athleticism

An untold story about the life and death of Steve ‘Air’ McNair

E:60’s ‘Heir McNair’ can be streamed on WatchESPN

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