Supporters of Colin Kaepernick take their protest to the steps of the N.F.L.

by Astasia Williams | Aug 25, 2017 | Sports

NEW YORK — Several hundred Colin Kaepernick supporters flocked to the steps of NFL headquarters to rally for the free agent to receive another opportunity to play in the NFL a year after he kneeled during the national anthem at a San Francisco 49ers home game.  ...

Students in Charlottesville March, Call for Change at the University

by Astasia Williams | Aug 24, 2017 | Politics

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Instead of preparing for the first day of school Tuesday, several hundred students at the University of Virginia spent Monday night rallying to call for more racial diversity at the school and to highlight its history of discrimination. The...

For Dale Carey Jr., it’s more than baseball

by Astasia Williams | Aug 23, 2017 | Players, Sports

WOODBRIDGE, Va. –- Baseball is America’s pastime, but its rosters don’t reflect it. Major League Baseball lacks a strong representation of African American players. Dale Carey Jr. of the Class A Potomac Nationals wants to inspire younger players who look like...

Redskins’ Harvey-Clemons must be more than another “Josh”

by Astasia Williams | Aug 15, 2017 | Featured, Sports

RICHMOND, Va. — The NFL can be a humbling test mentally and physically. It’s a roller-coaster ride that never ends. One day a player can be on top of his game, and everybody loves him. The next day it can all come crumbling down. Fortunately, Josh Harvey-Clemons...

John Wall on the Wizards: ‘The only team I want to be with’

by Astasia Williams | Aug 9, 2017 | Featured, Sports

WASHINGTON — Unlike their Eastern Conference foes, the Washington Wizards haven’t been affected by the drama of the NBA offseason. While the East lost some big stars to the Western Conference, the Wizards inked their star guard John Wall to a four-year,...