BET Current: 13 Black Sports Icons Who Served in the U.S. Military

04/16/2025

Black athletes who defended America in uniform before making sports history—often while facing segregation in both worlds.

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BET Current: LeBron James Records: 6 ‘Unbreakable’ NBA Records Cementing His GOAT Legacy

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BET Current: From The Rock to Bianca Belair: The 15 Greatest Black Wrestlers Ever

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BET Current: Rachel Naughton Is Rewriting the Playbook at Wilberforce

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BET Current: 'HOF Melo': Carmelo Anthony Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

The 10-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist secures his place among basketball legends on the first ballot. ​
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BET Current: The Overlooked Story of Black Women in Golf

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BET Current: NFL Says It's Committed to Diversity: Do Actions Tell a Different Story?

Roger Goodell and NFL owners publicly champion diversity while the league employs only four Black head coaches and zero Black majority team owners.
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BET Current: Parents Sue Bucknell After Sickle Cell Football Player's Death During Team Workout

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BET Current: 13 Black Sports Icons Who Served in the U.S. Military

Black athletes who defended America in uniform before making sports history—often while facing segregation in both worlds.
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BET Current: Who are the Unrivaled League's Top Earners?

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BET Current: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Dominates School Field Day in Viral Parent Race Video

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BET Current: Black Love: Sports' Most Captivating Couples of 2025

Couples that are making an impact in each others' lives, in sports, and in the world.
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BET Current: Court Grants Travis Hunter's Father Permission to Witness Son's NFL Draft Moment

Travis Hunter Sr., currently under home confinement, received special approval to attend the NFL Draft.
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BET Current: How Black Superstars Were Crucial to WWE's Biggest WrestleMania Ever

Black WWE superstars delivered unforgettable moments at WWE's most successful event in history.
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BET Current: Tyrese Haliburton Claps Back After NBA Players Name Him ‘Most Overrated’ In Anonymous Poll

The Pacers’ All-Star point guard responded to the poll before dropping a playoff double-double.
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