When Pollard joined what was then called the American Professional Football Association ... Frederick Douglass Pollard, the only Black head coach of an NFL team … He was a trailblazer who ...

University of Iowa women’s basketball assistant coach, Raina Harmon, was named to the 2025 ABIS (Advancement of Blacks in Sports) Women’s Basketball Coach Watchlist. Harmon was previously ...

Breaking barriers as one of the few former pro tennis players to transition into coaching, Jamea Jackson leads the Arizona ...

The Premier League has found itself embroiled in controversy over its Coach Inclusion & Diversity Scheme, with accusations of ...

When things fall apart, NFL owners often turn to Black coaches to serve as interim leaders. But they face a tougher road to capitalize on those auditions than their White peers. Warning ...

Just as she stands on the shoulders of pioneering Black women such as the legendary C. Vivian Stringer, the first coach, male or female, to take three different schools to the Final Four ...

In 1921, as coach of the Akron Pros, Pollard became the first Black head coach in NFL history. Along with Bobby Marshall, he was also one of the first two Black players. He made history while ...

Black coaches in the top six men's college basketball leagues are still facing a tough climb in going from assistant to the head job. Credit: AP/Nick Wass — “I'm shocked at the guys I'm ...

Still, it was hard to ignore the connections between Freeman's fate — he came up short in his quest to become the first Black coach to capture a college title at the highest level in America's ...