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On Riding the Waves of Grief
“In a split second, I felt like I was drowning.” text In the summer of 2011, I took my very first out-of-country trip to Cancun, Mexico with my family. I relished in the warm wetness of the Caribbean Sea, as the saltiness tickled the space between my toes. 2011 was also rather significant for me…
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NFL Teams Could Receive Better Draft Picks As Incentive to Hire Non-White Coaches Under New Proposal
In recent months, a renewed focus has been placed on the lack of diversity among NFL coaching staffs. In a league where 70 percent of players are black, very little of that diversity is reflected in the front office. Now, new proposals from the NFL hope to bribe incentivize teams to try and consider diversifying…
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Let’s Stay (In) Together’: The Apollo Theater and DJ D-Nice Will Kick Off Black Music Month With Livestream Dedications [Corrected]
June is nearing and that means it’s time to celebrate yet another Black Music Month. We may be stuck inside, but Da Rona won’t stop no show! As part of a month-long celebration called Apollo Sound, the Apollo Theater presents “Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo Theater,” with guest artists performing…
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Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Almost Got Caught Up In Some Nonsense Because of James Harrison's Mouth
Pittsburg Steelers great James Harrison is a character. For 15 seasons, the same guy who can bench press 500 pounds mauled any man that stood before him on his way to becoming a Pro Bowl linebacker for six different teams before calling it a career in 2017. Along the way, he made plenty of big…
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Zoom Is Taking Too Long to Fix Its Cyberterrorism Problem
Black activists have always used every technological advance we can to organize for a safer, less hostile world for black people. Our ancestors used songs to send messages during slavery. Following Reconstruction, leaders like Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ida B. Wells used newspapers to document lynching’s in the South. During the civil rights movement, our parents…
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With No Games to Play, Boston Celtics Rookie Grant Williams Creates Virtual Mentorship Program for Black and Brown Youth
With no games to play, and limited access to gyms, basketball courts and training facilities, players throughout the NBA are struggling like the rest of us to make the most of so much idle time. But instead of squandering his afternoons mowing down opponents in Fortnite or binge-watching Little Fires Everywhere, Boston Celtics rookie Grant…
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Big 3 Postpones Season, Reality Show Tournament Amid COVID-19 Concerns
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Big 3 made the bizarre decision to produce a “quarantined, reality show-style three-on-three tournament” that was set to premiere in April. To help bring this idea to fruition, the producers of Big Brother became official partners and they began to develop what would basically be the hoops…
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Psychology Professionals Discuss How Quarantine Affects Mental Illness Sufferers
It’s been a little over two months since we began quarantine and social distancing nationwide, so if you feel like you’re completely losing your mind, you are not alone. During this time of unprecedented uncertainty, many are struggling with stress and anxiety stemming from news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mental health as a whole…
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Report: Adam Silver to Decide NBA's Fate in 2-4 Weeks
Adam Silver believes in democracy. Throughout the course of this COVID-19 pandemic, he’s consulted with fans, players, owners and execs alike on how best to resume NBA basketball. But as the weeks turn into months, he’s keenly aware that sooner or later he’ll be forced to determine the fate of the NBA’s 2019-20 season. So…
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Sammy Watkins on How Depression, Alcoholism Nearly Destroyed His NFL Career: 'My Whole Life Was In Shambles'
It’s easy to throw around the word “bust,” but far too often there’s a story behind a player’s inability to perform on the field that’s either fallen on deaf ears or remains untold. In six NFL seasons, Kansas City Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins endured trade after trade and an endless deluge of injuries before finally…