Learn about the Black head coaches who made history by winning an NCAA Division I Basketball Championship and helped shape ...

Are football teams being shortsighted in their hiring processes? The first Black coach to win a Super Bowl thinks the best candidates aren’t always given a chance to succeed. When Notre Dame ...

Al Matthews, first black coach in Texas Athletics history, has passed away at age 77. He leaves behind quite the legacy on the Forty Acres and beyond. Al Matthews, the first black coach in Texas ...

Aside from his day job as an actor, Brown and his wife, actress Ryan Michelle Bathé, co-host a podcast, We Don’t Always Agree ...

I want to be clear, while his legacy is often linked to being the first Black coach in our program history, I hired Gary because he was the best coach. Period. I wanted to set a precedent that our ...

Matthews was the first Black coach in University of Texas athletics history. According to a social media post from the Texas football program, Matthews joined Darrell Royal’s staff in 1972-73.

College basketball has no shortage of legendary coaches, but Black head coaches have historically faced more obstacles to reach the top. They break barriers, prove that Black leadership belongs at ...