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Tag: Racism
A race double-standard: Demonizing the black athlete
The media has selective memory on news it wants to report. The fact that Peyton Manning…
America and Race: What would King do?
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today would his words be enough to save…
Black and blue: Children no longer safe from police abuses
A 12-year-old African-American boy in Cleveland, Ohio is dead because he was toying around with a…
Worst States For Black Americans in The U.S.A
The Civil Rights Movement offered hope that racial inequality would soon end. The movement led to…
Athletes RISE up against racism
The nonprofit organization Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), launched a nationwide campaign to harness…
The Courage of Arthur Ashe
There is something to be said about quiet strength. This was Arthur Ashe’s calling card. He…
Selma is today
Suppressive voting rights efforts. Open racial taunts. Young black men losing their lives to law enforcement.…
Something Bigger Than the Game
Some things are bigger than a basketball game. There are more important things in life that…
Thursday’s Truths: No Justice For All
There was a big sense of disappointment I had in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman…
George Zimmerman: Fearing the Boogieman
The racial divide in this country is getting wider and wider by the day. George Zimmerman…