Tag: Football

In a sports media industry where race and gender shape whose voices are heard, three Black women are reshaping how stories of athletes at historically Black colleges and universities are told. HBCU GO broadcasters Nia Symone, Lawrencia Moten and Nicole Hutchison bring their perspectives to national audiences, telling stories beyond the final score. They see HBCU sports as deserving greater attention, particularly given resource disparities between programs.

At an HBCU football game, the crowd is oftentimes more interested in the bands than the football. But it doesn't have to be that way. HBCU bands are spectacular, but somewhere between the drumline and the fifth person yelling about who has the better band, we forget that there are young men on the field trying to win a football game. The players are talented and the games can be mad entertaining.

NFL stadium sidelines have unofficially become the new runway. While many football fans track trades and practices, fashion lovers anticipate viral game-day fits from the NFL's best-dressed wives and girlfriends. These stylish WAGs showcase endless outfit inspiration, team spirit and major glam on Instagram and TikTok, commanding attention from the Met Gala to stadium suites with their impeccable fashion sense and trendsetting looks.

It's been 10 years since Colin Kaepernick took a knee in the name of social justice, the NFL subsequently exiled him, and the court of public opinion deemed him a polarizing figure, and he's still yet to get on better terms with the league. And now, the former San Francisco 49ers player is speaking out about his complicated relationship and his reflections on that controversial time in his life.

Kylian Mbappé was born on December 20, 1998, in Paris and raised in Bondy, a suburb northeast of the French capital. His father, Wilfried Mbappé, was born in Cameroon and later moved to France, while his mother, Fayza Lamari, was born in France to Algerian parents of Kabyle Berber descent.

Football superstar Kylian Mbappé redefines the modern athlete's relationship with high fashion on the Vanity Fair May 2026 cover, styled by the iconic Law Roach.