Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

It would take 18 more years for the league to put a Black referee on the court for a regular-season game. It happened on Feb.

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Students took center stage at a Black History Month event that has become a tradition over the last 20 years. They took part in a high-stakes competition for college scholarships ...

And even Smith learned something new while looking around the museum. "My victory stance pose was not the first time," he said during the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium on Monday at FedExForum.

Basketball Icons Sheryl Miller and Amar'e Stoudemire, along with Olympic Legend Tommie Smith delivered powerful messages echoing the words of Dr. King. Trump to create task force ‘to eradicate a ...

"My victory stance pose was not the first time," he said during the Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium on Monday at FedExForum. "There were kids before me that did the same pose. And I didn't know ...

Maurice Stokes entered the National Basketball Association 70 years ago, in 1955, when the relatively few Black players were ...

The 20th annual Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium takes place before the game at noon (FanDuel Sports Network Southeast) and features Tommie Smith, Amar’e Stoudemire and Cheryl Miller ...

Serving as judges for the Detroit Pistons' annual Black History Month Scholarship event was compelling to Melanie Harris and ...