Meanwhile, Wali Jones, who was known for his tall, bushy Afro and Black ... the growing prominence of African American men in professional basketball helped usher in some of the first Black ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va . (7News) — 7News is celebrating Black History Month and the African American community’s influence on sports. With basketball, that influence emerged in the nation’s ...

Sports have played a vital role in African American culture ... Organizations such as the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NFL Players Coalition have taken significant ...

The tennis star and the basketball legend posed for photos alongside other attendees ... Moreover, Sharapova looked nearly as tall as Johnson — she stands tall at 6-foot-2 and was wearing sky-high ...