Known for her defensive prowess and scoring ability, Swoopes helped bring the women’s game to the forefront of American sports. She’s also served as one of the first openly gay Black women in ...

From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in ...

These pioneering and high-achieving athletes demonstrate that women and girls have ... for the Gold National Museum of American History Babe Didrikson postcard from the 1932 Summer Olympic Games ...

The proportion of black major league baseball players rose ... and African Americans are generally very successful across a diverse range of sports at the highest level: Seventy-four percent ...

February is Black History Month; as we celebrate, we honor the trailblazers who defied the odds, shattered stereotypes, and ...

In honor of Black History Month, we're sharing information about the lives of some of the African-American people and groups who have made an impact ...