Month: November 2016

Golden Flashes; Kent State
Interior view of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. It opened in 1950 and was renovated in 1992. It seats 6,327 people. (Photo by Jon Ridinger)

Golden Flashes Men’s Basketball Stands in Unity with Fans During National Anthem

Posted on by Shaheem Sutherland

On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, the Kent State University Men’s Basketball team surprised everyone who attended the Golden Eagles home opener against Mississippi…

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College Athletes
Dr. Shirley B. Johnson, the President of the MIami Dade NAACP Branch, held a meeting with several Miami Dade NAACP members Monday, November 7, 2016, inside the New Way Fellowship Baptist Church. (Photo by Shaheem Sutherland)

Miami Dade NAACP’s Dr. Shirley B. Johnson Qualified to Help College Athletes Facing Social Injustice

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As a child Dr. Shirley Bailey Johnson was drawn to helping and empowering African Americans, and people of color.  At, the age of…

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NAACP
Lt.Governor Rutherford Speaks at NAACP Baltimore City Freedom Fund Dinner (Photo by Anthony DePanise at Hilton Baltimore Hotel, 401 W Pratt Street, Baltimore Maryland)

NAACP’s Dr. Shirley B. Johnson’s Experience Can Help College Athletes Who Try to Resolve Social Injustices

Posted on by Shaheem Sutherland

From a young age Dr. Shirley Bailey Johnson was involved in the Civil-Rights Movement. At seventeen Johnson traveled by bus from Jackson, Mississippi…

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