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.”
When former Miami Hurricanes receiver Santana Moss famously said, “Big time players, step up in big games” back in 2000,…
Diverse Representation is on a mission, and this week that mission heads to Las Vegas to Blacken up Sin City.…
Shaquille O’Neal is a man of the people and uses his success to help others. We’ve witnessed it in viral…
At the 2012 Summer Games in London, Gabby Douglas made history by becoming the first African American woman gymnast to…
On Friday afternoon, the second day of Black History Month, we all received the horrible news that Carl Weathers had…
Grant Hill’s success on the court is well known, but now he’s matching his success on the hardwood with success off…
They say time heals all, and that appears to be true concerning the distant relationship between Baylor University and its…
Last week, a statue of Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, KS, a theft that was about much more…
In Sunday’s AFC Championship game, everyone waited anxiously for the moment we all anticipated, when Lamar Jackson would shake every…
On Friday evening, Michigan announced what so many had hoped and expected, which was that offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore would…
LeBron’s assault on the NBA record books knows no deterrent. Last February, LeBron broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring record of…
Have we ever seen anything as unique as what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has done and continues to do in…