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Homophobia in sports is a problem. Despite increasing acceptance from the larger society, there are currently no openly gay male athletes in American team sports. Which makes Glenn Burke’s story so historic. Burke was a wildly talented multi-sport athlete who was compared to Willie Mays when he debuted with baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers. Yet his [...]
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The subject of the newest American Masters series is Sam Cooke, a singer whose legacy should be studied by anyone with an interest in African-American history and culture. His career paralleled the development of black music as a critical and commercial force. Starting out with the Soul Stirrers, Cooke was a gospel superstar when he [...]
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