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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.”
Sad news in HBCU athletics as Fisk University has announced that it is ending its history-making women’s gymnastics program. The…
On Saturday afternoon, tennis fans watched 21-year-old tennis star Coco Gauff beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, to…
If you’re a long-suffering Knicks fan, you understand the premise. You understand the pain, frustration, thrill and angst you experience from rooting…
In 2011, Jalen Rose founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy charter school in the Northwest side of Detroit to help…
On Wednesday afternoon, OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA’s 2024-25 MVP. Shai, who led the Thunder to a Game…
On Saturday, while most basketball fans were celebrating the Knicks win over the Celtics and waiting for Game 7 between…
At the Foro Italico in Italy on Saturday, hometown darling Jasmine Paolini upset the world’s no.3 ranked Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2 to win…
Pro athletes have increasingly been investing in professional sports teams over the last few years, and now Charles Woodson has…
Big news out of Nevada today as Nevada State University, which opened in 2002, announced the hiring of Yvonne Wade…
With very few exceptions, no one expected the Knicks to leave Boston up 2-0, especially not after New York was trailing by…
Prior to the last four months, not many athletes would have considered Sacramento State University as an athletics destination, and even fewer…
At the end of a thrilling overtime win by the Pacers over the Bucks, Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo stood alone…