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Either Kevin Durant Refers to Himself in 3rd Person, or He Has Another Twitter Account He Uses to Defend Himself
In high school, I took a Spanish class in which I learned that I would be called “Esteban” instead of Stephen. I took to calling myself Esteban the rest of the school year and also talked about myself in the third person: “Esteban doesn’t eat personal pan pizza.” “Esteban has entered the building.” So I…
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Does Kevin Durant Have a Secret Clapback Instagram Account?
We all have that one friend who just can’t let shit go. You know the one I’m talking about. The homeboy who thinks someone stepping on his shoe is a plot by his rivals to ruin his new Jordans. The homegirl who thinks the waiter has a vendetta against her because one of her mozzarella…
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5 Things That Will Happen Before Jemele Hill Apologizes to Donald Trump
I do not know Jemele Hill personally, but I wish I did. In truth, I like to say that Hill is a throwback to a 1960s revolutionary (which she is), but Hill is in line with black women today. (Truthfully, black men, black women have been killing us on the “Stand up for yourselves” front.…
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To All the Black Men Watching the NFL, Here’s What Philadelphia Eagles Owner Thinks About Colin Kaepernick
The Philadelphia Eagles have a bit of a history dealing with controversial players. First they signed Michael Vick to a contract after he was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring that included killing dogs that weren’t fit to fight. They also offered wide receiver Riley Cooper a contract…
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Both of Kobe Bryant’s Jerseys Will Be Retired by the Los Angeles Lakers Later This Year
Updated Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, 7:10 p.m. EDT: Sources have confirmed to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that the Los Angeles Lakers will be retiring both of Kobe Bryant’s jersey numbers, 8 and 24, during the ceremony Dec. 18. ESPN notes that the Lakers usually don’t retire a player’s jersey until he is inducted into the Basketball…
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A Black Person’s Guide to Happily Watching Football During the #BoycottNFL Era
I spent just about all of Sunday watching football, from the early-afternoon games to the 4:30 p.m. game to that horrible night game (followed by an Insecure season finale watch party with friends—I’m #TeamDaniel). Do I feel guilty? Nah. Do I feel like the guy still taking the 503 line during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?…
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The Cleveland Browns’ Message on ‘Unity’ Is About as Bad as That Punt Attempt
The Cleveland Browns, the one NFL team that have been the most demonstrably vocal in support of Colin Kaepernick’s principled stance against racial bias in U.S. policing, played a video before the start of the national anthem in their first game of the season Sunday. And it was … interesting. Against a backdrop of patriotic…
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If You’re a Black Man Watching Football This Sunday, Here Are 25 Things I Already Know About You
The NFL season is upon us, and if you are a self-respecting black man, you don’t give a shit because you’re protesting this season for the way the league has treated Colin Kaepernick, whose silent stance against the killings of unarmed black, men, women and children has led him to being whiteballed by the NFL.…
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Sloane Stephens for the Win at US Open
We knew that the winner of the 2017 U.S. Open women’s tourney would be an American, and we knew she would be black. Now we know her name: It’s 24-year-old Sloane Stephens. Stephens, who, up until a few weeks ago, was unseeded, won her first major title Saturday, besting Madison Keys at center court with…
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Character Assassination of Michael Bennett Continues: LVMPD Investigating Alleged Altercation That Happened Before His Encounter With Police
Updated Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, 9:30 p.m. EDT: Because the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is looking for ways to prove that Michael Bennett somehow deserved the treatment he got from its officers 12 days ago, the department now says that it is investigating whether or not he was involved in an altercation earlier in…