LeBron James isn’t like other former mega stars who allowed their fame to keep them from talking about difficult…
I’m not particularly fond of social media. How many goddamn selfies can you narcissists take? However, I’m acutely…
On December 24, 2020, Nike (and I presume the Kobe Bryant estate, headed up by his wife Vanessa Bryant) decided to…
Prior to his tragic death in January of 2020, there were rumors that Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had every…
Sports pariah and white America’s favorite lapdog Jason Whitlock is unfortunately a Black man. As such, Whitlock has…
My dearest and most inquisitive reader, ‘tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, back with another roundup of Black…
Kevin Durant, who was last seen getting fined $50,000 for calling some attention-starved white boy a “pale pasty cum…
As hoop heads wait for the inevitable championship showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, the…
Y’all already know Black folks don’t half-ass our celebrations. So, it should come as no surprise that the NAACP…
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Sustained excellence has its perks, but it can also be a bit of a curse. Because when you routinely excel at…
Since entering the NBA in 2003 as an 18-year-old phenom, LeBron James has completely transformed what it means to be…
We’re mere days away from NBA All-Star Weekend, and while it’s not exactly the brightest idea to host an event that…
It’s been more than three years since Fox News white supremacy-wench Laura Ingraham went full KKK-Karen on her show…
I know you read that headline and thought “OK, but isn’t that generally Los Angeles policing as a whole?” You’re not…
“You’ve got the Lakers, you’ve got the Clippers and then you’ve got Sierra Canyon High School.”– Anonymous
“IT WAS NEVER ABOUT WHAT WE DID, IT’S ABOUT WHO WE ARE!”