Let's broaden the playing field.I AM AN AFRICAN AMERICAN African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. MALE who is very grateful for your article highlighting "The 50 Most Powerful African Americans in Sports." I am an accounting supervisor for a Fortune 500 company and would like to join the ranks of executive leadership in professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. in the future. I believe this article brings to the forefront issues African Americans have dealt with throughout the history of this country. The exploitation of our talent and labor has reaped profits for everyone except us. Some 70% of NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga players are African American, but African Americans are grossly underrepresented un·der·rep·re·sent·ed adj. Insufficiently or inadequately represented: the underrepresented minority groups, ignored by the government. in executive, front office, and head coaching positions. Although we have made progress, we have a long way to go. This article has encouraged me to continue to seek executive opportunities in the sports industry. Jerry Favors Sioux City Sioux City, city (1990 pop. 80,505), seat of Woodbury co., NW Iowa, at the junction of the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers with the Missouri; inc. 1857. It is a shipping, wholesale trade, and industrial center for an extensive agricultural and livestock area (including , IA EDITOR'S NOTE: We include professionals who serve as corporate counsels on out top lawyers list. We chose not to include them on our top African Americans in sports list. |
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