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The NFL Unveils Its Master Plan to 'Help Conquer Racism' With a Stencil. No, Really
Here I was thinking that I’d have to spend the rest of my days ducking from disproportionate jail sentences, Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and the KKK, but it would appear that after hundreds of years of torment and generational trauma, the NFL might’ve finally found the cure for racism. ESPN reports that as the NFL…
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Wants No Parts of the National Anthem: 'I Personally Don't Think It Belongs In Sports'
Contrary to popular belief, the national anthem and professional sports haven’t always held hands and sucked face in public. Their entanglement began during World War I—as a means to galvanize public support for the ongoing war—and only intensified by the end of World War II after the Star-Spangled Banner officially became our national anthem in…
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Black Women's Trauma Is No Laughing Matter
A few weeks back, chart-topping emcee Megan Thee Stallion revealed via Instagram that she was shot in the foot on July 12 “as a result of a crime committed against [her] and done with the intention to physically harm [her],” despite early reports that she stepped on glass during a night out in the Hollywood…
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WNBA Players Walk Off Court During Anthem; Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million to Support Those Who Opt-Out This Season
WNBA athletes continue to make it clear that they are all about justice for Breonna Taylor. Over the weekend, members of the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty teams walked off the court as the national anthem was being played ahead of their game in Florida. The players were wearing shirts bearing the words ‘Say…
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Every Single Player, Coach of the New York Yankees, Washington Nationals Took a Knee Last Night…It Just Wasn't During the National Anthem
While Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron spent his Thursday evening doing everything but charging Breonna Taylor’s killers with murder, the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals made it their mission to draw attention to injustices such as hers—I think. USA Today reports that with no fans in the stands, as baseball takes necessary precautions in…
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NFL Players to Pay Tribute to Victims of Police Brutality With Helmet Decals
Donald Trump is gonna hate the “new” NFL. Washington’s NFL team abandoned its racist-ass name, NFL players are now encouraged to peacefully protest during the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—yes, that “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—will be played during Week 1 games for some inexplicable reason. But one thing that’s really gonna…
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Lawmakers in Minnesota Pass Extensive Police Reform Legislation
It unfortunately took a global pandemic and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor for the nation to realize that we are long past due for significant policing reforms. Due to the fact we currently have a racist-ass president, it’s mainly been on the individual states to implement these reforms. In Minnesota, where Floyd…