Mystics’ Kristi Toliver is back on court as a teammate, and a coach
Just in time for the playoffs, Toliver is assisting the team in multiple ways
Sports
The untold story of wrestler Andrew Johnson’s dreadlocks
How the high school athlete endured his infamous haircut
Sports
Referee gets two-year ban for cutting of wrestler’s dreadlocks
New Jersey will require implicit bias training for officials and staff involved in high school sports
The Uplift
Six-year-old photographer captures big moments at Southern Heritage Classic
For Storee Elle Walton, it was her first big-game experience
Sports
Michele Roberts wants to stop chatter about player power being a problem
‘There’s just a perception that owners have rights and players don’t’
Culture
Exploring the intersection of sports and criminal justice reform
Maya Moore, Michael Rubin discuss how athletes are effecting change
Sports
WNBA star Jonquel Jones: ‘There’s still a lot of people in the Bahamas who need things’
The Sun center on recovery efforts in her native country, plus the WNBA playoffs
Sports
Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass High gets a new field of dreams
Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation donates baseball-softball facility in West Baltimore
Culture
John Singleton’s ‘Snowfall’ came to a tragic finish
The season finale remains gutting a week later
Sports
Director Sheldon Candis helps ‘NBA 2K20’ with its new look
He teamed with SpringHill Entertainment, Maverick Carter and LeBron James on this newest version
Sports
Torrey Smith: Tebow is ‘trippin’ ’ when it comes to the Fair Pay to Play Act
Watch the Week 2 episode of ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’ with Domonique Foxworth
Sports
How Nneka Ogwumike became Madam President, the face of WNBA players
The leader of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, and the Los Angeles Sparks, Ogwumike readies for sport-altering negotiation
Culture
An open letter to Jay-Z
Etan Thomas: Jay-Z shouldn’t be canceled, but he does need to answer to his critics
HBCU
Howard is now home for top volleyball transfer Myca Mitchell
She joins the Bison, who have four MEAC titles and NCAA tournament appearances
Sports
Lamar Jackson delivers more proof the future of NFL quarterbacks is black
His comment — ‘Not bad for a quarterback’ — reflects how his excellence is often dismissed
Sports
Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray join growing list of memorable matchups of black QBs
A look at some of the best duels between black quarterbacks in NFL history
Culture
The unbearable whiteness of ‘Oklahoma!’
In new Broadway revival, the blinding sunshine of the Territory exposes the violence beneath the romantic myth
Culture
Street style at New York Fashion Week
With his pop-up portrait booth, photographer Malike Sidibe finds the best street style SoHo has to offer
The Uplift
The Roundtable: Dennis Rodman as a cultural icon, Antonio Brown’s future with the Patriots
Also, who’s doing the most this week — Cam Newton or The Weeknd?
Culture
TIFF 2019: In ‘Dolemite Is My Name,’ Eddie Murphy makes a way out of no way
Hollywood loves films about itself. Finally, we’ve got one from a black perspective.
Culture
TIFF 2019: Contrasting visions of Africa in ‘Our Lady of the Nile’ and ‘Sweetness in the Belly’
Two films examine political and ethnic unrest in Rwanda and Ethiopia, with vastly different results
HBCU
To start the season, Jackson State and Winston-Salem State are top HBCU bands
All bands look good, but these rankings judge bands on skill, precision, music and dance teams