sports
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Is It a Coincidence That Today’s Most Outspoken Black Male Athletes Are Married to Black Women? (Hint: Nah)
In 2005, Kanye West articulated the perceived inevitability of successful black men leaving black women for white women in “Gold Digger”—a song 1) in which he was speaking specifically to black women and 2) that he created while he was likely dating either Alexis Phifer or Brooke Crittendon (actual black women). Considering Kanye’s present life,…
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Ex-Cincinnati Volleyball Player Says Coach Kicked Her Off Team Because Her ’Gram Posts Were ‘Too Sexy’
A former University of Cincinnati women’s volleyball player has filed a lawsuit against her old coach, charging that she repeatedly body-shamed her and then dropped her from the team because of Instagram photos that were deemed “too sexy.” Shalom Ifeanyi filed the lawsuit March 20 against her former coach, Molly Alvey, and Cincinnati’s executive senior…
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Zeke Upshaw, NBA G League Player Who Collapsed During Game, Has Died
On Saturday, Zeke Upshaw, a forward with the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Drive, was playing defense when he collapsed on the court. Upshaw was rushed to a local hospital, where it was announced that he’d suffered cardiac arrest and was in serious condition. On Monday, Upshaw’s mother released a statement through the team announcing…
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Houston Texans Owner Defends Carolina Panthers Owner’s Racist, Sexist Comments Because They’re Both Trash
Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has been adamant about his feelings regarding black players. McNair has no problem with black players on his team, but they shouldn’t be protesting the unarmed killings of black men, women and children during work hours. Oh, and if those players choose to have a voice, well, McNair famously noted…
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‘We Won’t Shut Up and Dribble’: Stephon Clark Honored at NBA Game
NBA players are taking a stand for Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man who was shot to death in his own backyard by Sacramento, Calif., police Clark’s local team, the Sacramento Kings, took to the home floor Sunday, wearing T-shirts honoring the 22-year-old and calling for accountability in his death, ABC News reports. “ACCOUNTABILITY. WE…
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Johnny Manziel Is ‘Tired’ of Comparisons to Colin Kaepernick
Johnny Manziel would prefer that you not compare his attempts to return to the game of football with those of Colin Kaepernick. In a series of tweets Saturday, the former Cleveland Browns quarterback expressed support for Kaepernick, but also said that his and the former San Francisco 49er’s situations are not the same. “This will…
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Perry Wallace, the 1st Black Southeastern Conference Basketball Player, ‘Wasn’t a Candy-Coated or Candy-Assed Pioneer’
In 1966 Perry Wallace was a 6-foot-5-inch small forward who helped his Pearl High School team in Nashville, Tenn., go undefeated. He was being heavily recruited by major college programs, but Wallace, a high school All-American, would choose to stay close to home and go to Vanderbilt University. He was one of two black basketball…
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Did a Price Jump Just Push Diddy and Steph Curry Out of the Running to Own the Carolina Panthers?
The man making Cam Newton’s clothes must be setting the price for the Carolina Panthers because the embattled team owner now wants $2.5 billion, which would set a record for a U.S. professional sports franchise, and has pushed the major financial arm of Sean “Diddy” Combs and Steph Curry’s bid for minority ownership out of…
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Colin Kaepernick’s Latest Move Might Make Him the Realest Negus Alive
Negus (noun): king, ruler—used as a title of the sovereign of Ethiopia, according to Merriam-Webster. Former NFL quarterback-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick was 2017’s undisputed winner for America’s blackest man with his protest against the killings of unarmed black, men, women and children by police (from 2008 until 2016, the title was held by former President Barack…
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Jemele Hill Is Still Out Here Spitting Truth About What’s Really Going On in America
I won’t lie—It didn’t sit well with me when ESPN sports personality Jemele Hill issued a statement saying she “deserved that suspension” following the social media backlash over her controversial tweets about President Donald Trump and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. I absolutely get that jobs are scarce and nice checks for those who truly…