Author: FirstandPen
FirstandPen
"First And Pen” was created to inform, inspire and connect through voices of color in sports, and is the sports media vertical of The Khanate Group. Our Mission: “We are first to the field and last to leave it, amplifying local sports stories from voices of color to the national conscience.”
Black women coaches are having great success in this year’s Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. While the biggest name remains South…
On Thursday evening, the LA Sparks announced that they would be retiring the jersey of their former superstar, Candace Parker.…
I hadn’t paid attention to the beef between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith, even when the clip of the former confronting the…
The Detroit Pistons, led by Cade Cunningham, have officially let the NBA know they’re not to be taken lightly. The…
Early this morning, college basketball fans had their worst fears confirmed when it was learned that USC superstar JuJu Watkins…
The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships capped off a historic five year run for Black wrestlers, and it was only fitting that it…
On Tuesday night, a major controversy started brewing when ESPN baseball writer Jeff Passann posted that Jackie Robinson‘s page had infuriatingly…
Women’s sports have been red hot over the recent few years, and nothing has been bigger than the attention surrounding…
From color guards and hosting military families to scheduling military appreciation nights and producing military-inspired apparel, supporting the military is…
Steph Curry’s place in basketball history is cemented as the greatest shooter ever to play the game, but lately, he’s…
After rumors flooded social media weeks ago that the Philadelphia Eagles had declined an invitation to the White House to celebrate the…
Over the weekend, while NFL free agency was starting its frenzy, Eddie George decided to leave Tennessee State and become the new head…