What We' re Reading
Poynter: How courageous journalists of the last century stood up to the KKK
The Atlantic: The Eclipse Conspiracy
ESPNW: WNBA unified in protest
Kevin Durant on President Trump: ‘I don’t agree with what he agrees with’
Kevin Durant soaks up the love from his hometown
‘Thank you so much. I owe you guys way more than you owe me.’
Conor McGregor and the shrinking power of the Great White Hope
Once a title that led to murder, it’s now a marketing ploy
Ravens’ Larry Donnell says Grambling got him to the NFL
The fifth-year tight end says school helped instill hunger and drive to succeed
D.C.’s black children have lost their ties to America’s pastime
Youth baseball in the capital is mostly white because of costs and the popularity of basketball
Famous Nobodys is a fashion company making moves in the South Bronx
Their gear has been worn by Allen Iverson, Chris Rock, DJ Khaled, Carmelo Anthony, others
The Netherlands might be tolerant, but racism exists for people of color
This group of archivists was in the U.S. to explain why
Off the record: A$AP Ferg
We catch up with Harlem’s newest legend just days before he releases his album
Professional wrestler Booker T’s raw life
An orphan, a dropout, a felon – and now a famous, married father running for mayor of Houston
Drake just joined the game, but these celebrities have held down their beverage brand partnerships for years
What You Got On My Drank?: Top 7 most Undefeated rapper/alcohol beverage partnerships
Charlottesville
After Charlottesville violence, Virginia football players see a role to play on and off the field They present a model for different people to work as a team
From Charlottesville to Kaepernick, white anger is all too familiar to my grandmother A little black girl who dared drink from the wrong water fountain has seen this all before
UVa grad Martese R. Johnson to incoming class: Get ready to encounter racism on campus ‘Quite often we emphasize to incoming students the virtues of our community, neglecting to share the bitter realities …’
A viewer’s guide to WWE SummerSlam in 140 characters or fewer
Matches you should watch — and matches you should ignore — on Sunday’s card
Rams’ Todd Gurley: Call it a comeback
Running back sets his sights on bounce-back season under new coach Sean McVay
Olympian Micha Powell runs a different course: Embracing failure as a means to success
A weekly series from the sprinter on balancing sports, school and life
The UndefeatedU.S. Army’s World Class Athlete Program puts runners on fast track to citizenship
5K specialist Paul Chelimo, others in program make their mark in U.S. track and field
‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Colin Jost and Michael Che aren’t mascots for the resistance
‘The Weekend Update’ hosts discuss real and fake news — and giving LaVar Ball a wedgie
LeBron James makes plea for Americans to spread love
‘The only way for us to be able to get better as a society and us to get better as people is love’
