PHOTO BY OLGA GINZBURG / NEW YORK TIMES

PHOTO BY OLGA GINZBURG / NY TIMES

Alexia’s Lifelong Nurse Has to Leave Her. Here’s Why.
The New York Times,
April 30, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/nyregion/medically-fragile-nurses-salary.html


PHOTO COURTESY OF CARLIS ROBINSON

John Wright Had the Talent, but Couldn’t Follow Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, April 15, 2021

https://andscape.com/features/john-wright-had-the-talent-but-couldnt-follow-jackie-robinson-to-the-dodgers


PHOTO VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month
The New York Times
, December 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/nyregion/nyc-smallpox-vaccine.html


PHOTO BY TOM PALUMBO / CROPPED / CC BY-SA 2.0 / WIKIMEDIA

Bloody Police Assault on Miles Davis Feels Like It Could Have Happened Yesterday
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, November 2, 2020

https://andscape.com/features/bloody-police-assault-on-miles-davis-feels-like-it-could-have-happened-yesterday


PHOTO VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

When the KKK Played Against an All-Black Baseball Team
The Nation,
June 22, 2020

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/kkk-all-black-baseball-monrovians


PHOTO VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

J.L. Wilkinson Stood Out as the Only White Owner in the First Official Negro League
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated),
May 8, 2020

https://andscape.com/features/j-l-wilkinson-stood-out-as-the-only-white-owner-in-the-first-official-negro-league


PHOTO VIA PICRYL

Rube Foster was the Big Man Behind the First Successful Negro Baseball League
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, February 13, 2020

https://andscape.com/features/rube-foster-was-the-big-man-behind-the-first-successful-negro-baseball-league


PHOTO BY NEETA SATAM

PHOTO BY NEETA SATAM

Red Sox’s Raquel Ferreira Breaks Through Baseball’s Glass Ceiling
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, October 14, 2019

http://andscape.com/features/red-soxs-raquel-ferreira-breaks-through-baseball-glass-ceiling


PHOTO BY NEETA SATAM

PHOTO BY NEETA SATAM

Toni Harris Made History. Now She Needs to Make Tackles.
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, August 28, 2019

http://andscape.com/features/antoinette-harris-made-history-by-getting-a-football-scholarship-central-methodist-university


PHOTO BY IDRIS TALIB SOLOMON

PHOTO BY IDRIS TALIB SOLOMON

The Jackie Robinson of Pool, Cisero Murphy Hustled His Way to the Top
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, March 6, 2019

http://andscape.com/features/the-jackie-robinson-of-pool-cisero-murphy-hustled-his-way-to-the-top-of-billiards


PHOTO BY WARREN K. LEFFLER / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

In a Year of Assassinations, an Angry Bob Gibson Pitched His Way into the Record Books
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated)
, October 2, 2018

https://andscape.com/features/bob-gibson-cardinals-year-of-the-pitcher-pitched-his-way-into-the-record-books


PHOTO VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

When Louis fought Schmeling, White America Enthusiastically Rooted for a Black Man
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated), June 22, 2018

https://andscape.com/features/when-joe-louis-fought-schmeling-white-america-enthusiastically-rooted-for-a-black-man/


PHOTO VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

When King Died, Major League Baseball Struck Out
ESPN Andscape (formerly The Undefeated), April 4, 2018

https://andscape.com/features/when-martin-luther-king-died-major-league-baseball-struck-out/


PHOTO BY DAVID W. CARMICHAEL / CROPPED / CC BY-SA 3.0 / WIKIMEDIA

Meet Adam Rippon, Your New Favorite Figure Skater
VICE Sports, January 17, 2018

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev58dw/meet-adam-rippon-your-new-favorite-figure-skater


PHOTO BY NAJAFI / PEXELS

The Nike Hijab is Either a Milestone or a Setback for Muslim Women
VICE Sports
, December 13, 2017

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjzxyw/the-nike-hijab-is-either-a-milestone-or-a-setback-for-muslim-women


PHOTO BY STEFFEN PRÖßDORF / CROPPED / CC BY-SA 4.0 / WIKIMEDIA

 An Unlikely Race Course on the Red Hook Waterfront
The New York Times, July 13, 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/nyregion/red-hook-formula-e-electric-car-race.html


PHOTO COURTESY OF BREHANNA DANIELS

PHOTO COURTESY OF BREHANNA DANIELS

Brehanna Daniels Wants to Be the First Black Woman in a NASCAR Pit Crew
VICE Sports, May 22, 2017

https://www.vice.com/en/article/gyxknb/brehanna-daniels-wants-to-be-the-first-black-woman-in-a-nascar-pit-crew


PHOTO BY BOB SANDBERG / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Revisiting Jackie Robinson's Major League Debut, Seventy Years Later
The New Yorker, April 15, 2017

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/revisiting-jackie-robinsons-major-league-debut-seventy-years-later


PHOTO BY COTTONBRO / PEXELS

Orlando Cruz Fights to Become Boxing’s First Openly Gay Champion
The New Yorker, November 25, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/orlando-cruz-fights-to-become-boxings-first-openly-gay-champion

 


PHOTO BY JOEY GENOVESE / UNSPLASH

The Mind-Bending Physics of Trick-Shot Pool
The Atlantic, November 17, 2016

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/trick-shot-pool/507884/


PHOTO BY ANDREAS KONTOKANIS / FLICKR

PHOTO BY ANDREAS KONTOKANIS / CROPPED / CC BY-SA 2.0 / WIKIMEDIA

Why the U.S. Women’s Chess Champion Refuses to Play in Iran
VICE Sports, October 26, 2016 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z4a3w9/why-the-us-womens-chess-champion-refuses-to-play-in-iran


PHOTO BY LESLY JUAREZ / UNSPLASH

How Will Rising Temperatures Change Baseball?
The Atlantic, October 4, 2016

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/10/how-will-rising-temperatures-change-to-baseball/502778/


PHOTO BY CHRIS CHOW / UNSPLASH

The Women Succeeding in a Men’s Professional Baseball League
The New Yorker, August 29, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-women-succeeding-in-a-mens-professional-baseball-league


PHOTO BY MAKSYM TYMCHYK / UNSPLASH

The Dark Side of Going for Gold
The Atlantic, August 18, 2016

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/08/post-olympic-depression/496244/


PHOTO BY BENGT NYMAN / CC BY 2.0 / WIKIMEDIA

America’s Dirtiest Boat Races
The New Yorker, July 29, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/americas-dirtiest-boat-races


PHOTO BY J-HAM2000 / CROPPED & FLIPPED / CC BY-SA 4.0 / WIKIMEDIA

Watching the Old-Timers’ Day Game with Jim Bouton, Who Wasn’t Invited
The New Yorker, June 18, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/watching-the-old-timers-day-game-with-jim-bouton-who-wasnt-invited


PHOTO BY KEVIN COLES / CROPPED / CC BY 2.0 / WIKIMEDIA

The Mission of a Black Baseball Team
The New Yorker, May 12, 2016

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-mission-of-a-black-baseball-team


PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSTON ASTROS / WIKIMEDIA

The High Stakes of Singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
The Atlantic, July 4, 2015

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/07/whats-the-right-way-to-sing-the-national-anthem/397526/