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  • Unique Views Podcast, Episode 11: Colin Powell Is Blacker Than Lil Wayne

    Who would have thought that we would make it to 11 episodes? We sure didn’t. But nevertheless, here we are, back at it again, and this time I won’t waste your time telling you that I sing a cappella on this show. That’s right—I bring my dove tonsils out of retirement to give you guys…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 16, 2016
  • Darren Sharper, Convicted Rapist Currently in Prison for 18 Years, Up for NFL Hall of Fame

    The NFL is going to have a lot more explaining to do, even as it continues to try to negotiate the concussion controversy and deal with domestic violence allegations made against several players over the years. Now social media is exploding at the news that convicted rapist and former NFL safety Darren Sharper has been…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 16, 2016
  • Utah Jazz Guard George Hill’s Random Act of Kindness

    Newly acquired Utah Jazz point guard George Hill was on a walk one day when he saw a group of homeless men, women and children. Moved by the sight, he walked to a local Wendy’s and purchased bags of burgers and fries and bottled water and walked back to the location, where he handed out…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 16, 2016
  • Texas Youth Football Team Receives Death Threats After Protest

    Members of a youth football team in Texas have received death threats after players took a knee before a game as a show of solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest against America’s over-policing of black communities. April Parkerson, the mother of 11-year-old running back Jaelun Parkerson, told ABC News that the Beaumont…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 16, 2016
  • We Talking Bout Coaching? Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue Said He’d Love to Work With Allen Iverson

    It wasn’t the move or the shot so much as it was the stepover. Fifteen years ago, when Allen Iverson was in his prime as a shooting guard with the Philadelphia 76ers, Tyronn Lue was a backup guard with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals, and Iverson did…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 15, 2016
  • DeAngelo Williams Stiff-Armed a Food Server With a 75-Cent Tip and Explains Why He's Right

    Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams isn’t just out here stiff-arming defenders—he’s also stiff-arming food servers he says don’t bring his food quickly enough. According to TMZ, on Monday night, Williams, who was in Washington, D.C., to take on the Washington Redskins, stopped by the Ledo Restaurant in College Park, Md., with a few folks…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 15, 2016
  • Stephen Curry Supports Hillary Clinton and Colin Kaepernick's Protest

    Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry didn’t hesitate when he was asked for whom he was voting in this upcoming election. “Hillary,” Curry, the star point guard for the Golden State Warriors, said during a question-and-answer session Tuesday night at TechCrunch in San Francisco, the Mercury News reports. Curry also noted that while he planned to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 15, 2016
  • Denver Broncos' Brandon Marshall to Donate $300 Per Tackle to Address 'Critical Social Issues'

    Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall has said from the outset of his decision to take a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice that doing so was only part of his plan. In an Instagram message posted Wednesday morning, Marshall announced that he would be donating $300 for every tackle he makes to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 15, 2016
  • Colin Powell Confirms Brother Status as Leaked Emails Show He Hates Donald Trump

    Turns out that former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is just like the rest of us black folks and believes that Donald J. Trump is a “national disgrace” and an “international pariah,” according to emails reportedly hacked and leaked online Tuesday. According to BuzzFeed News, emails from Powell’s account read that the GOP presidential…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 14, 2016
  • Is Fox Sports Commentator Skip Bayless Woke?

    I know that the often controversial Skip Bayless generally doesn’t have enough decent, compassionate, thoughtful sports sound clips to fill a thimble. He’s often wrong about sports and often is just wrong in general. Who can forget the time Richard Sherman called him out and the time Jalen Rose blasted him for being, well, Skip…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    September 14, 2016
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