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First and Pen

@firstandpen

Informing, inspiring and connecting through voices of color in sports.

Joined January 2021

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@firstandpen
Jun 23, 2024
Three years ago, Sha'Carri Richardson was disqualified from the Tokyo Olympics after she tested positive for marijuana. Tonight, she won the 100m at the US Olympic Trials & celebrated with her Grandmother. Now she will travel to Paris to compete in her 1st Olympic Games. 🏃🏾‍♀️🇺🇸👏🏾
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Jan 7, 2024
On the final weekend of the regular season, the NFL's three Black head coaches all made the playoffs. ✊🏾 Mike Tomlin- Pittsburgh Steelers Todd Bowles- Tampa Bay Buccaneers DeMeco Ryans- Houston Texans
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Jul 7, 2022
Congratulations to Sandra Douglass Morgan, the new President of the Las Vegas Raiders. She is the first Black woman to become a team president in NFL history. ✊🏾👏🏾🏈
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May 3, 2023
Devastated to hear the news that U.S. sprinter Tori Bowie has passed away. Bowie won Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and was a 2x World title holder. We've spoken with her many times and can say she was an even better & nicer person. Bowie was only 32. RIP Tori Bowie 🙏🏾😢
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Jun 18, 2023
Here's a great Father's Day story. Remember @jimmyking24 of the Fab Five? When he left Michigan, he was 24 credits short of graduating but promised his family he would finish. Not only did he finish this spring, but he graduated alongside his daughter. bit.ly/3CCcve2
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Aug 4, 2024
Vashti Cunningham, daughter of NFL legend Randall Cunningham, has cleared her second jump. 🇺🇸
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Mar 5, 2022
Sad to hear of the passing of Johnny Brown. Best known as Nathan Bookman from "Good Times", the comedian, actor and singer, born in Florida and raised in Harlem, was 84. RIP Bookman 🙏🏾
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Nov 17, 2023
Charissa Thompson admitting she made up a sideline report & Erin Andrews saying she did too makes us angry again for the trailblazing Pam Oliver, who started with Fox Sports in 1995 as an NFL sideline reporter, and was later demoted in favor of Erin Andrews in 2014. 😡
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Jun 26, 2024
Sad to hear about the passing of veteran actor Bill Cobbs. Known for his roles in "Night at the Museum", "Demolition Man" and "New Jack City" ("Idolator! Your soul is required in hell!"), the 90-year-old Ohio native had almost 200 film credits to his name. RIP Bill Cobbs. 🙏🏾
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Oct 2, 2023
Carolina fired Matt Rhule after starting 1-4. Steve Wilks then led the team to a 6-6 record (7-10 overall) and almost won the NFC South. Now Frank Reich, who was hired over Wilks, has the Panthers at 0-4. Adding his 2022 Colts record and Reich is 3-9-1. Wilks deserved the job😑
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Apr 4, 2022
That Dawn Staley went 34-2, was ranked no.1 overall from start to finish, won her 2nd NCAA title with South Carolina and became the first Black coach, male or female, to win multiple NCAA D1 basketball titles, just adds to how dope she's always been. #NCAAWBB #MarchMadness
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Dec 18, 2023
Dennis Scott left Georgia Tech for the NBA after his junior year to take care of his mother. She always wanted to see his college jersey retired but he had to earn his degree first. So 33 years later, he returned to Georgia Tech and did just that. bit.ly/473mYfd
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@firstandpen
Jan 19, 2023
In 16 games under Brian Flores in 2020, Miami scored 404 pts with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Myles Gaskin and DeVante Parker. In 17 with Mike McDaniel, Tua, Tyreek and Waddle, they scored 397. Flores isn't just a defensive coach. He's a good head coach.
Arizona Needs To Hire Brian Flores As Its Head Coach
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Aug 23, 2024
"On behalf of everyone whose story could only be written in the greatest nation on earth, I accept your nomination to be President of the United States of America." The moment. 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙 #KamalaHarris
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