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Black athletes

Langston Galloway #10 of the Saint Joseph's Hawks drives to the basket against the Florida State Seminoles during the championship game of the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center on November 17, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)

Study shows weak grad rates for black male college athletes

Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A report released through the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education shows that most of the schools in the NCAA's six major sports conferences have weak graduation rates for African-American male student-athletes...
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Dancers Chelsey Korus and Matt Giordano and professional tennis player Professional Tennis Player Venus Williams

Venus Williams hires gymnasts and ballerinas for first NYC fashion show

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
SLIDESHOW - Venus Williams underscored the athletic aesthetic of her EleVen clothing line by hiring gymnasts and ballerinas for its Spring 2013 New York Fashion Week presentation.
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Jesse Owens

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, track and field athlete Jesse Owens achieved international fame. He won four gold medals; one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump and as a member of the 4x100 relay team.

theGrio's greatest black Olympians

Melissa Noel
SLIDESHOW - Every four years we watch the Olympics Games with excitement as America's greatest athletes compete against their best international competitors for a chance to bring home the gold...
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Cardiac screenings too restrictive for black athletes

theGrio
Research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session revealed that pre-participation screenings may be too restrictive for black athletes...
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