sports
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Sports Illustrated Whitesplains Why It Left Colin Kaepernick Off ‘Sports United’ Cover
Imagine being a major sports magazine doing a cover story on the players and team leaders who spoke up and spoke out on the issues of race and inequality, and the right to freedom of personal expression—just to leave out the player who is the reason these discussions are being had in the first place.…
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Watch: Washington, DC, Football-Team Fan Burns Gear Over Protest but Was Fine With Team Name and Racist History
All of this is making my head hurt, but apparently, it is a thing for right-winged zealots who are so upset that grown men have taken a knee during their precious national anthem to make videos of themselves burning jerseys and team paraphernalia. Just burn that shit. Why do you have to make a video…
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Trump Believes NFL Owners Are Scared of Their Black Players, Which Is Why They Haven’t Stopped Them From Protesting
President Donald Trump believes that NFL owners are afraid of their players, which is why they haven’t put their foot down and demanded that those blacks the players stop protesting. “I have so many friends that are owners. And they’re in a box. I mean, I’ve spoken to a couple of them. They say, ‘We…
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Houston Texans Quarterback Deshaun Watson Donates 1st-Game Paycheck to Cafeteria Workers Devastated by Hurricane Harvey
Don’t let Donald Trump and his satanic administration fool you: There is still kindness and good in this world. Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson donated his first-game paycheck to three cafeteria workers who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. “For what you all do for us every day and never complain, I really appreciate you…
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Should I Tell Them? Mad Wypipo Want Ray Lewis’ Statue Removed After He Knelt During the National Anthem
In his heyday, Ray Lewis danced before he took to the field. It was a slide-shuffle step that ended with him acting as if he were bursting out of his uniform. On the field, the then-Baltimore Ravens linebacker was ferocious. Since retiring, Lewis has lost all of his emotion and become a hollowed droid of…
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Jemele Hill and the Social Burden of Being a Black Woman in Media
When the situation involving Jemele Hill, ESPN and Donald Trump first made headlines, I remember being grateful that I work for a black media outlet. Day after day, I write posts that include news about the Trump administration, and in each of those posts, I ridicule the president and his administration while simultaneously calling out…
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Colin Kaepernick, Sports Illustrated and How Media Complicity Is Erasing His Movement
Sports Illustrated’s latest cover, which debuted Monday, is a tribute to the athletes, coaches and leaders of the sports world who took a stand this weekend against Donald Trump, attacks on our constitutional and civil rights, and the injustices suffered by blacks and other people of color in this country. The cover title, “A Nation…
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An Apology to Ray Lewis, Who Says He Was Praying, Not Protesting
Dearest Ray, I hope this letter finds you well. I know that you are a busy man, so I pray that I haven’t interrupted you midshuck or disturbed your daily regimen of rigorous jiving with this letter. On Sunday, seconds after someone sent me a photo of you bent prostrate during the playing of the…
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Reunited and It Feels So Good: Can LeBron and Wade Bring the Heat of Another Championship to Cleveland?
Dwyane Wade and LeBron James created basketball magic together for the four seasons they played together on the Miami Heat, winning two championships along the way. According to a recent report, the two are poised to make magic together again, this time in Cleveland. Wade agreed to a contract buyout with the Chicago Bulls on…
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To the Black Men Still Watching the NFL: NBA God Bill Russell Just Took a Knee
Among the pantheon of black athletes you don’t discuss negatively, Bill Russell is in the top five. All black men know that walking into a black barbershop and talking bad about Bill Russell is grounds for having your ass kicked. It’s like walking into a black church and talking bad about Jesus; it can bring…