Las Vegas Raiders Continue Legacy of Diversity With an All-Black Leadership Team

Las Vegas Raiders Continue Legacy of Diversity With an All-Black Leadership Team

November 16, 2023

The Las Vegas Raiders have become the standard of diversity in the NFL, becoming the first team to sport an all-Black leadership group, USA Today reports.

The Raiders interim head coach Antonio Pierce, team president Sandra Douglass Morgan, and general manager Champ Kelly have made history as the league’s first group of African Americans to run an NFL franchise.

Pierce took over as head coach two weeks ago after former coach Josh McDaniels was fired on Nov. 1. The former linebacker brought new energy to the team and its players, leading the Silver and Black to two straight wins since he took the reins. The Raiders defeated the New York Giants, whom Pierce played for from 2005 to 2009, and the New York Jets.

Read the source article at Black Enterprise

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