Old stereotypes are hard to eradicate. Debunking myths and false labels can be a laborious burden…
Category: Thoughts
Commentary on sports, society, and social justice
School Shooting Shatters a Safe Haven
When parents drop off their children at school in the morning they don’t think about that…
Americans And Their Guns
When I went to college in Atlanta Georgia, my friends and I would go to the…
A domestic and unthinkable tragedy
My introduction to domestic violence took place early in my life. I saw it firsthand and…
The Death Throes
We are witnessing the death throes of an America dominated by white males. This is why…
When a Lie Becomes the Truth
For the first time in the last nine presidential election cycles I could not watch all…
Penn State’s Failure to Lead
By Dennis J. Freeman Jerry Sandusky still doesn’t get it. Going on national television and admitting…
ESPN’s Failed Race Card Test
ESPN flipped the pages of the old blackface minstrel shows trying to make a point…
Dr. Laura, Mel Gibson, Race and the N-Word
By Dennis J. Freeman We knew it would come sooner or later. Black folks knew it…