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.

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

This is bigger than basketball. This is about continuing ... hear directly from this season’s honorees at the 20th Annual Earl Lloyd Sports Legacy Symposium, presented by the Hyde Family Foundation.

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 ...