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Year of the Black QB
Sports
Mahomes, Jackson and Watson are now role models for a new generation
Their success, decades in the making, is a beacon for others to follow
Sports
How Patrick Mahomes’ weakness displays his greatness
The Chiefs star’s success has come without the best friend to the modern QB
Sports
The Year of the Black Quarterback: The Trading Cards
Sports
Kaepernick and the debate over ‘authentic’ blackness
Some supporters of the controversial quarterback criticize others as traitors or sellouts, a tactic that goes back to Du Bois and Malcolm X
Sports
We’re one step closer to the dawn of the Patrick Mahomes era
Headed to his first Super Bowl, the Chiefs star is set to be the standard for all QBs
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The evolution of black quarterbacks
Three legendary QBs discuss their journey
Sports
Don’t call it a comeback, because Patrick Mahomes was always here
The Chiefs’ superstar quarterback shared the spotlight — now it’s his alone
Culture
Richard Pryor told America about the struggle of black quarterbacks
In his prime-time show, the comedian brought James Harris’ mistreatment to white America’s living rooms
Sports
NFL rules need to change to protect mobile quarterbacks
Veteran NFL rule-maker, coaches say something must change for QBs such as Lamar Jackson and Deshaun Watson