Fred McGriff Finally Heads To The Hall Of Fame
Over his 19-year career, McGriff compiled five All-Star selections, three Silver Slugger awards at his position, and hit 30 or more home runs in a...
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Snoop Dogg Pumps The Brakes On His Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction For ‘Personal Reasons’
The 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is taking place on June 15, 2023 won't have the Doggfather, Snoop Dogg attending this year, although he...
85-Year-Old Pitmaster Becomes First Black Woman Inducted Into Barbecue Hall of Fame
Robinson is also the first living Black person to receive the honor, as the other three inducted recipients are deceased....
Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Lynette Woodard, Returns to Harlem Globetrotters as Special Advisor
Lynette Woodard, was the first woman to ever join the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters....
CEO of the Largest Black Woman-Owned Financial Firm Inducted Into Bond Buyers’ Hall of Fame
What began as a startup, has transformed into a successful financial firm. Read more on blackenterprise.com....
Austin Peay State University’s First Black Basketball Player, Dies At 79
Austin Peay State University confirmed that its first Black basketball player, L.M. Ellis died Wednesday at the age of 79....
Sports Journalist Jarrett Bell First Black Man To Receive Bill Nunn Jr. Writer’s Award
Jarrett Bell, a sports writer and columnist with "USA Today," is the first Black journalist to receive Bill Nunn Jr. Award....
Honoring A Trailblazer: Brenda Lewis Peel, The First Black University of Tennessee Undergraduate To Earn A Degree, Dies At 80
Brenda Lewis Peel, the University of Tennessee's first Black undergraduate to earn a degree, died on April 3 in Atlanta. She was 80....
Black History Month: Then and Now in Sports
Throughout Black History Month, Black Enterprise is honoring past pioneers and current day history-makers in various industries....
[WATCH] Monte Irvin, Legendary MLB Hall of Famer, Dies at 96
On Monday, Jan. 11, legendary Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin died at age 96, according to reports. He served as a prolific figure in...