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LZ Granderson: The NFL fails on Black leadership. So do most institutions in America.

LOS ANGELES — There are three things in life in this country you can always depend on: death, taxes and sports journalists admonishing the NFL for its lack of Black head coaches. With the Houston Texans firing David Culley after just one season, the league is now down to a single Black head coach, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin. And while Tomlin, who has never had a losing season in 15 ...

LOS ANGELES — There are three things in life in this country you can always depend on: death, taxes and sports journalists admonishing the NFL for its lack of Black head coaches.

With the Houston Texans firing David Culley after just one season, the league is now down to a single Black head coach, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin. And while Tomlin, who has never had a losing season in 15 seasons and was the youngest head coach to

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