There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year at the University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2016-17 school and sports year, the MSR will highlight many of these players. This week: freshmen basketball players Kehinde and Taiye Bello Conclusion of a two-part column There are 11 schools … [Read more...]
Trailblazers like Bobby Bell integrated college football
It’s commonplace today seeing young Black men sign up to play big-time college football, such as during last week’s National Football Signing Day. But it wasn’t that long ago when Blacks were Jim Crowed out of college football. “You asked me has the game changed? Yes, it changed a lot,” responded Bobby Bell to our question. We spoke on New Years’ Day after the Gophers played … [Read more...]