Louis Moore

Jan 21, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Louis Moore

The Bruins were the first NHL team to play a Black player (Willie O’Ree); the Celtics were the first NBA team to draft a Black player (Chuck Cooper), and they were also the first team to hire a Black coach (Bill Russell). But Boston is also the city that the legendary Russell called a “flea market for racism,” and the Red Sox, who were the last MLB team to integrate when they inserted Pumpsie Green into the lineup in 1959, have had to reckon with their reputation as a racist organization.

Jan 3, 2025 | baptistnews.com | Louis Moore

I stood at the front of the press corps on the White House lawn on Oct. 6, 1979, as President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter emerged from the front door to greet Pope John Paul II, who had come calling. My mind flashed back to the presidential race in 1960 when evangelicals, especially Southern Baptists, were hysterically opposing the election of John F.

Sep 24, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Louis Moore |Scottie Pippen |Michael Arkush |Jeff Benedict

A piercing look at racial politics on the gridiron. A history of Black athletes who crossed the color line that kept them from playing quarterback. “Being a black quarterback,” wrote a Los Angeles Times sports columnist, “is like being a member of the bomb squad.” Make a mistake, in other words, and Boom! you’re done.

May 9, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Louis Moore |Derrick White

In this episode, we're joined for Dr. Carl Suddler to discuss the WNBA, the NBA and the idea of the "face of the league." We delve into the popularity of Caitlin Clark and why Anthony Edwards is the right guy.

Jan 1, 2024 | hachettebookgroup.com | Louis Moore

The story of two pioneering Black NFL football players that changed the face of America’s game for generations to come.    There is no position in pro sports more important than an NFL quarterback. But quarterbacking was the exclusive domain of white players for many years, and when Doug Williams and Vince Evans arrived in the league in the late 1970s, they got death threats, faced racist questions, and knew that a single mistake could end their careers.