To recognize and honor Black sportswriters and editors for their excellence in journalism
Mission Statement : To recognize and honor Black sportswriters and editors for their excellence in journalism. The Original Six is a collection of deceased Black sportswriters and editors who blazed the trail for all others in the business and were extraordinary in...
Rob Parker is the founder of the Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame
Rob Parker is the founder of the Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Parker is a longtime sportswriter, starting his career in 1986 at the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. He also wrote for the Daily News in New York, was a baseball writer for the The Cincinnati Enquirer. He...
THE PAST | Fred Mitchell, Chicago Tribune
Fred Mitchell is a former award-winning sportswriter and columnist (1974-2015) for the Chicago Tribune. Mitchell - who grew up in Gary, Indiana - was hired as the Chicago Tribune’s first Black sportswriter in 1974 and became the beat writer, covering the Chicago...
