2021

After a bit of a lull in Karens, white women weaponizing their whiteness seemingly came back with a major vengeance in 2021, revealing themselves in the most likely and unlikely places, including airplanes, school board meetings and NBA games, to name a few.

As we watch 2021 come to a close, we are reminded that this year was filled with some great moments for HBCUs and the Black College community.

Here are NewsOne's top 10 moments where the sporting world and race intersected in 2021; in photos.

Here's a list of 21 of the most devastating deaths of notable Black people that rocked an entire diaspora in 2021.