Sports – The Chocolate Voice

Feb 1 2023February 1, 2023

2023 SuperBowl Soulful Celebration Honors Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts

PHOENIX, AZ — Marking its 24th year, the groundbreaking music and inspiration extravaganza “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration: An Evening of Inspiration and Culture,” (formerly Super Bowl Gospel Celebration) returns during Super Bowl LVII week with a live taping on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. The only multicultural program and community …

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Jan 25 2023January 25, 2023

Stephen Curry’s newest doc, Underrated at the Sundance Film Festival

Apple recently debuted Stephen Curry’s newest documentary, Underrated at the Sundance Film Festival announce. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Peter Nicks, the documentary also features Producers world-renown Ryan Coogler and Erick Peyton. The remarkable coming-of-age story of one of the most influential, dynamic and unexpected players in the history of basketball: Stephen Curry. This feature documentary — blending …

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Jan 5 2023January 10, 2023

**Sundance Film Festival Adds Stephen Curry: Underrated Documentary to 2023 Lineup**

Today, Sundance Film Festival announced its 2023 fall lineup which included NBA star, Stephen Curry’s newest documentary, Underrated. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Peter Nicks, the documentary also features Producers world-renown Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) and Erick Peyton. The documentary provides an intimate look at NBA superstar Stephen Curry’s improbable coming of age at tiny Davidson …

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Dec 12 2022January 10, 2023

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XII: Let it go Louie!!

By George Napier Barnes, III My favorite Super Bowl commercial featured an irate lizard who was upset because a group of frogs won an audition to be the spokesperson (if you could imagine a frog as a person) for the King of Beers, Budweiser. Each frog in the trio croaked one sound in secession. The …

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Nov 30 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XI: Critical Sports Theory

By George Napier Barnes, III I have to open up this article with a disclosure. The views in this piece are mine. I have studied this subject matter for years and have come to the conclusion (as I have written before) that the NCAA is not our friend. I am on record for stating as …

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Nov 3 2022November 4, 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. X: Rising to the Top

By George Napier Barnes, III It is my belief, especially in sporting competition, that no matter how hard and long you shake up something, when it’s all said and done, the cream (best teams) will always rise to top. With less than a month remaining in the 2022 HBCU Football season the shake ups during …

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Oct 21 2022October 21, 2022

HBCU Scoreboard: The Chocolate Voice Vol IX Other Sports

By G. Napier Barnes, III If you “got skills” our HBCUs are looking for you. Because of Title IX, as described in an earlier article, the number of male dominated intercollegiate sports must be equal to the number of female dominated intercollegiate sports. For the ladies, scholarships and/or aide can be provided for participating in …

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Oct 13 2022November 3, 2022

HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice: Vol. VIII It’s Homecoming Ya know?

By G. Napier Barnes, III. We stated in an earlier writing that October is officially HBCU Homecoming Month. An HBCU homecoming, unlike a homecoming at a PWI, is a combination fashion show, cook-out, jam session, step show, bid whist/spades/golf tournament(s) and parties with a football game added in as a time to chill out. Homecoming …

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Oct 10 2022October 10, 2022

HBCU Scoreboard Vol. VI: The NCAA is not our Friend

By: G. Napier Barnes III It’s the first week of October. By now teams are beginning to separate in their conference standings. Good teams began to float to the top. Not so good teams began to sink into “wait until next year” mode. Still a few teams will hang around hoping a win here, and …

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Oct 4 2022October 21, 2022

HBCU Scoreboard Vol VI, Title IX Sports: Football is the King

By: G. Napier Barnes, III. Football is the King of intercollegiate sports especially on HBCU campuses. Most football programs are revenue generating. Some programs can even “carry” a schools’ entire athletic department. But because of Title IX, which came into effect in the early 1970’s, women’s sports are just as important on college and university …

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