Navigating the business of sports with The Game Plan
The business of sports starts at the youth level. Henry Bell’s book helps young student-athletes navigate their way to college and beyond.
Sports
UCLA USC football Black tailgate
Black alumni from the rival schools get together on a yearly basis for a joint tailgate.
Leimert Park’s Dillon Rickenbacker is heading to Yale University
LA Standard’s Outstanding Student-Athlete: Rickenbacker played safety at St. John Bosco High School, and his grade-point average is above a 4.0.
Black surfers convene at A Great Day in the Stoke
The yearly event features a surfing competition, lessons, a yoga class and live music.
Black surfers are recapturing a stolen legacy
“Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture” explores the history of Black surfing from Africa to the United States while local Black surfing organizations are promoting the sport, hosting free lessons, and celebrating Black beach culture.
Adaptive golfer Richard Dahl
Walking Rich: A Story of Perseverance. The Inglewood native and Tuskegee University graduate has not allowed a disability to slow him down.
NFL summit in Inglewood for Black coaches
This summit dispels the narrative that there aren’t many Black coaches in the pipeline. “I think it’s a cop-out.”
Young Black women can now compete in gymnastics at an HBCU
Fisk University will become the first HBCU to have a gymnastics program, giving Black gymnasts an opportunity to attend a Black college.
LA Rams VP of Communications Artis Twyman has a sports fan’s dream job
Twyman is tasked with managing the information that goes out to the media and the public.
Sports photographer Jeff Lewis keeps the LA Rams in focus
The View Park resident started out shooting local sports and worked his way up to the NFL.