Category: Culture

  • Image via Nike.com New Nike kits just dropped for Nigeria, and they’re FIRE! Packed with sweat-wicking tech to keep players cool and designed for ultimate movement (shoutout to the Super Falcons!). Even the Swoosh is eco-friendly! These kits scream Naija…

  • (Image via Actively Black Website) With the 2024 Paris Olympics set to kick off in three weeks, Actively Black just announced the launch of a limited-edition Team Nigeria collection. The Nigerian Athletes competing in the Olympics will be wearing these…

  • NBA Star Giannis Ugo Antetokounmpo has released a new documentary in partnership with WhatsApp highlighting his first visit back home to Nigeria. As someone who hasn’t been back to Nigeria in over 17 years, watching this film makes me want…

  • Image Via @DoorDash It feels like almost every week we read news about Chiney Ogwumike pushing the culture forward. From her national ESPN Radio show to being the Executive Producer for an upcoming ESPN Films WNBA documentary, Chiney exemplifies black…

  • Former NFL star Adewale Ogunleye joins the I Am Athlete crew to discuss financial literacy and what players should do with their money in the latest episode. I thought this was a great conversation amongst these former players that can…

  • Photography By O’shane Howard The Nike Zoom Freak 2 “NAIJA” colorway released this past weekend. Were you able to cop? Besides the shoe itself, the one piece of content that I enjoyed was the photography in this campaign. Nike and…

  • Emmanuel Acho is continuing to make major moves in 2020. The former NFL linebacker was just named one of the new co-host of Fox Sports 1 sports debate show “Speak For Yourself” last month.  Also, Emmanuel has been using his platform…

  • Image Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Over the past month since the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, we have seen a rise in protest throughout the world in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The purpose of these protests…