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 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/739820/black-panther-hq-national-park/ Source: Bettmann / Getty[/caption] Back in 2017, the National Park Service considered making the Black Panther Headquarters in Oakland, California a national historical park. The idea was quickly shut down because of the "concerns" from police groups citing that commemorating a violent separatist group was wrong. It also didn't help that Donald Trump was the president at the time. Fast forward to now, the idea may come to fruition. According to GPB News , The Black Panther HQ could possibly become the 41st addition of the National Park Service's “African American experience sites". The HQ would join many other sites including Little Rock Central High School and Selma. The National Park Service is also looking to add two more sites in Mississippi, both sites are in consideration in the effort of remembrance of Black people slain. Three civil rights workers; James Chaney, Andrew Goo...

Source: Xilla Valentine / GlobalGrind[/caption] The Philadelphia 76ers are coming hot off the heels of a second-round exit in the playoffs. What are they planning to do? Their actions during the 2022 NBA Draft may give us more of a clue. On Thursday night, the Sixers found themselves outside the lottery with the 23rd pick. As the projected best picks in the 1st round winded down, the Sixers selected Colorado State guard David Roddy. The 6'5" 250-pound shooting guard is latest Mountain West Conference player of the year, with All-American honors from major news publications. Roddy averaged 19.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33 minutes per game this past season. David Roddy Colorado State Highlights The Sixers then immediately used Roddy's stock as trade value for another asset. The urgent trade involves Danny Green and David Roddy for Grizzlies guard De'Anthony Melton. De'Anthony Melton last season was an integral part of the Memph...

Source: JOHN LANDRY / TOP5IVE PHOTOGRAPHY[/caption] On April 11, 2021 Daunte Wright was shot and killed by police during a routine traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The police officer on duty was Kim Potter, a 26-year police veteran. Potter pulled Wright over because of expired tags and an illegal air freshener. After getting Wright's information she and her accompanying officer learned that Daunte Wright had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The two officers devised a plan to arrest him on the spot. Wright took matters into his own hands and tried to drive off. Two painful decisions led to Daunte Wright's death. As Wright was trying to drive away, Potter pulled out her pistol and shot Daunte Wright dead. During the proceedings of Kim Potter's trial, she claims she mistook her pistol for her taser. Kim Potter pleaded that she was not guilty. In late December 2021, she was found guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter. She is now serving two years in ...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/730773/black-doctors-row-south-philly/ Source: Comcast / comcast[/caption] The Historical Commission’s Committee on Historic Designation is preparing to designate a neighborhood in South Philly, as a local historic district in Philadelphia. Graduate Hospital, otherwise known as the "Black Doctors Row", will be the first Black section of Philadelphia that will be acknowledged for its contribution to the city. Back in 1899, W.E.B DuBois published a study during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. In his report, The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study , W.E.B. DuBois documented South Philly's “main street” for Philadelphia’s Black elite in the 20th century. The Black district comprises of 154 properties from South Broad to South 20th Streets. Most of three-story brick rowhouses constructed in the last half of the 1800s, were constructed by Black architect Julian Abele . Julian Abele constructed more than 400 buildings inclu...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/726141/world-cup-philadelphia/ La Copa Mundial or the FIFA World Cup is officially coming to the city of brotherly love. FIFA, the world's foremost soccer association, previously announced that North America will primary destination for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Philadelphia has been a primary sports hosting destination for years. A city with 5 major sports teams, and possibly a WNBA team on the way, it was destined for Philly to qualify as a part of the 16 host cities for the gigantic soccer tournament. Philadelphia Union Tweet FIFA Tweet Philadelphia's two venues to host the various national soccer teams are Lincoln Financial Field and Subaru Park. FIFA has its eyes set on The Linc for majority hosting duties but Subaru Park could carry the supporting duties if needed. Of course the larger venue get priority. The Linc can seat about 62,000 fans, and the city is expecting to see 500,000 people to visit Philly during the cup.  Eve...

Source: Nike / Nike[/caption] After a year of dealing with an injury Serena Williams is returning to Grand Slam tennis to chase history. On Tuesday, Serena Williams announced within an Instagram post that she will be heading to Wimbledon to compete in the Eastbourne doubles and the Wimbledon singles draws. Serena Post Soon thereafter the All England Club confirmed that Serena's return is official. Wimbledon Bracket Tweet Serena Williams hasn't played a single official set of tennis since suffering a right leg injury against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in 2021. This happened during the opening round of the very same Grand Slam location that she is returning to. It was second mid-match retirement at any Grand Slam tournament of her career and her first since 1998. Since her injury the Women's Tennis Association Tour, has seen many new challengers take the top spots. Currently Williams is ranked outside the top 1000 players in the world, but that's only because she hasn't p...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/714094/cnn-juneteenth-concert/ Source: @ACThePlug / Radio One Digital[/caption] In commemoration of the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth, CNN and Live Nation Urban are looking to celebrate in a big way. "Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom" is going to air on CNN during the channel's primetime slot this year. The live concert is going to showcase an all-star cast of Black talent for its inaugural year on CNN. The all-Black spectacle is coming off the heels of the United States finally acknowledging Juneteenth as a national holiday, all thanks to the Biden administration. Fans of Black music are expected to see the likes of The Roots, Yolanda Adams, Anthony Hamilton, Billy Porter, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jhené Aiko, Killer Mike, Lucky Daye, Mary Mary, Michelle Williams, Mickey Guyton, Robert Glasper and The Re-Collective Orchestra. The live show is also making history at the concert's venu...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/716468/trevante-rhodes-mike-tyson/   Source: Roberto Cavalli/ Francis Delacroix / Roberto Cavalli[/caption] Mike Tyson is one of sports most recognizable figures. His boxing reign in throughout the mid 80s to late 90s is the stuff of legend. It's arguable that his life outside of boxing transcends past his career within it. Hulu is looking to add to the lore of Mike Tyson's life with their own miniseries detailing certain events. The streaming giant dropped the trailer for MIKE , and the man to portray the controversial figure is Moonlight star Trevante Rhodes. The limited series is created by I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers. Hulu - Mike Showrunner Karin Gist sees the show as an opportunity to convey that "no one person is one thing." The show is not meant to glorify his life, we were never trying to say that Mike Tyson is a hero or Mike Tyson is a villain. Our goal was to take a very complicated and controversial figur...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/722280/philly-philly-school-security-cameras/ Source: NA, from nest.com / nest.com[/caption] In a collaboration between the Philadelphia police; the mayor's office; the city council and the district; a minimum of 100 security cameras are to be placed in and around 15 public schools in Philadelphia. On Monday, City Council President Darrell Clarke introduced the new $1.8 million initiative that plans to keep Philadelphia safer. Philadelphia officials announced the new initiative in front of Bartram High School, which is one of the recipients of new security cameras. At Bartram High School a 17-year-old senior was shot and killed after exiting school in January. Darnell Clarke, during his speech at the school, understands the need to "do something". I want to thank the citizens of the City of Philadelphia to recognize the need to do something. Do something, and you keep hearing that frequently, so today we’re going to talk about d...

Source: Nike / Jordan Brand[/caption] On Thursday, a report from The Athletic revealed more information on the WNBA's plans for expansion teams. WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert stated that two teams are expected to be introduced to the league by 2024. Commissioner Engelbert is planning to announce the two cities welcoming new teams by the beginning of the WNBA Playoffs in September, or by the end of the year at the latest. Engelbert believes the top contenders are clearer than others. There’s no crisp or clear formula, but you see cities that rise to the top pretty quickly. And we’re also looking at our current franchise cities and comparing what lessons we’ve learned and what’s worked and not worked over the last 25 years. We really want to set up new owners for success. Reporters Chantel Jennings and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, dug a bit more after speaking to their sources and they revealed that only 6 cities are really in contention. Low and behold Philadelphia is in th...

 Original Post:  https://classixphilly.com/707000/joel-embiid-hand-surgeries/ Source: Michael Reaves / Getty[/caption] Joel Embiid, Philadelphia's Most Valuable Philadelphian , had a successful yet unfortunate 2021-22 campaign in the NBA. The 76ers All-Star center finished second in NBA's MVP voting for the season, losing to Denver's Nikola Jokic for the second year in a row. Even despite having a stellar regular season, taking the scoring title averaging 30.6 points (career high), 11.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists (career high), 1.1 steals (career high), and 1.5 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game. Joel led the NBA in 30-point games with 40 such performances while leading the sixers to a 51-31 record in 68 games of play. The matter of the fact is that he still lost, but he didn't let the MVP loss affect him in the playoffs. Before the Sixers were bounced in the second round of playoffs by the Miami Heat, Embiid was averaging 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 48.4% shooting in 10 games...