Often referred to as America’s pastime, baseball holds a special place in the hearts of so many citizens in this country. But, like many other professional sports leagues in America, baseball once conspired to keep the best African American players from participating on the main stage. America’s history of segregation, bigotry, and rage against its […]
Author Archives: John Celestand
John Celestand is the program director of the Knight x LMA BloomLab, a $3.2 million initiative that supports the advancement and sustainability of local Black owned news publications. He is a former freelance sports broadcaster and writer who covered the NBA and college basketball for multiple networks such as ESPN Regional Television, SNY and Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. John was a member of the 2000 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship Team playing alongside the late great Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. He currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife and son.