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West Side leaders, Black press push NFL to improve outreach

by Francia Garcia Hernandez/AustinTalks February 14, 2022February 16, 2022

Hours before kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday, West Side leaders and members of the Black press called on the NFL and the Chicago Bears to give more opportunities to Black-owned businesses and work to improve longstanding inequities. “The Super Bowl we know is much like a holiday in America,” state Rep. La Shawn Ford said. […]

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