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Because Absolutely Nobody Asked, Here's My Pick for Sunday's Super Bowl
Do you know how hard it is to repeat as a Super Bowl champion? In a past life, I made valiant attempts to reconcile with my exes. I apologized for things I didn’t even do, took accountability for the things I actually did, and forgave transgressions that didn’t deserve an ounce of grace. I kissed…
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Booked and Busy: Amanda Gorman to Recite Original Poem at Super Bowl LV
All she does is win, win, win no matter what. Barely a week removed from eloquently telling the truth to shame the Devil at the inauguration ceremony for our president, Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris, Amanda Gorman’s victory lap continues. As we reported at The Root, she’s already signed on the dotted line…
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New Podcast Series Return Man Explores the Mysterious Death of Former NFL Star Jim Duncan
The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of former NFL player Jim Duncan are the subject of a new narrative podcast series courtesy of iHeartMedia and independent media company McClatchy. Return Man, an eight-part documentary series, serves as the first season of the new character-driven audio anthology, “Longshot,” which explores the intersection of sports and social…
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Eric Bieniemy Is Proving Yet Again That Black Head Coaches Don't Matter
Patrick Mahomes is much more than a superstar talent, he’s redefined the quarterback position and quite literally is doing things that we’ve never seen before on the football field. And while Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid deserves his due, the architect of this unorthodox playground that’s allowed Mahomes, and in turn the rest…
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Booger Says a Beautiful Thing
Every week, just outside of Charleston, S.C., hundreds of (mostly white) people pay for tours of the beautiful antebellum home that housed generations of white enslavers at the Magnolia Gardens Plantation. The home is located on the Ashley River, surrounded by a romantic-style botanical garden that was built and cared for by the enslaved. The…
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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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Report: NFL Schedules Workout for Colin Kaepernick
After nearly three years of being whiteballed by the NFL, quarterback, activist and majestic 3C-Afro rocker Colin Kaepernick will reportedly audition for a roster spot at a workout arranged by the National Football League. Organized by former coaches and NFL combine personnel, the NFL has invited representatives from all 32 league teams to a one-man…
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Not Like This: An Open Letter to Jay-Z
Dear Shawn Corey Carter, First, I would like to tell you personally that I believe you are the greatest rapper who ever lived. I’m sure you’ve heard this before and I know that it is useless to debate such a subjective topic but it is important to know that, aside from being my favorite rapper,…
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Black Artists Are Rejecting Offers to Perform for Super Bowl Halftime Show
After being offered the chance of a lifetime to perform in front of 100 million viewers, some of the music industry’s biggest stars, including Cardi B, Andre 3000, and Usher, have reportedly responded to offers to perform at halftime of Super Bowl by telling the National Football League: “Nah, bruh. I’m good.” The NFL reportedly…
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The NFL Is Being Guided by an Immoral Compass
In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Some 60 years later, the NFL has shown that the moral compass guiding it is bending on an arc toward a potential unjust blackballing of Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for protesting against systemic…