Businessman John Thompson serves as chairman and CEO of ... rapid rate. Unfortunately, African Americans are on the wrong end of that growing divide.” Thompson isn’t talking about abstracts.

Thompson, though, had mixed feelings about becoming the first African American coach to win a national title in college basketball. John Thompson's Hoyas won the 1984 NCAA title. "I might have ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

This African American folktale explains the magic behind a rainstorm ... Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. Illus. by John Thompson, New York: Scholastic, 1994. This account ...

Around 1980, the term “Hoya Paranoia” was born. Reporters, students, and other teams used the phrase to insinuate that Thompson was too worried that engaging with the media would interfere with the ...

the March Madness folks released a tribute to Thompson and the Hoyas, honoring the 40th anniversary of the NCAA title and the first championship from an African-American head coach. Big John was ...