sports
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Watch: Is Double Dutch a Traditionally Black Sport?
In 1974 and over the next 10 years after that, the American Double Dutch League hosted citywide competitions at New York City’s esteemed Lincoln Center. Two New York City police detectives—double Dutch founder David A. Walker and Ulysses Williams—helped to create the competition for purposes bigger than winning golden trophies; it was a space for…
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NBA’s Zach Randolph Arrested for Marijuana Possession With Intent to Sell; Here’s a 6-Step Guide to How He Got Caught Slippin’
Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of marijuana possession with intent to sell. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called to the Nickerson Gardens projects in Watts because residents were allegedly blocking a street while playing loud music and smoking marijuana. When police arrived, three members of…
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Wait, Were Mike Vick’s Comments About Colin Kaepernick’s Afro All for a TV Show?
So, last month Michael Vick fell into the sunken place after he took his black ass on Fox’s FS1 and made all kinds of respectability-politics comments about Colin Kaepernick’s gloriously fluffy Afro. Vick was immediately uninvited to the national black cookout, but now it looks as if all of his comments served as perfect fodder…
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Spike Lee Promotes Colin Kaepernick Rally to Be Held at NFL Headquarters
Avid activist and famed film director Spike Lee posted information Tuesday about a rally that will take place Aug. 23 at the NFL’s New York City headquarters in support of Colin Kaepernick, the free agent quarterback who’s without a team because he protested the killing of unarmed black men, women and children by police. Lee…
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Steph Curry Is Petty As …
While he is known for raining 3-pointers from long distances and handling the rock with as much ease and agility as Donald Trump manipulates throngs of Appalachian Caucasian rallygoers, until this week, very few people knew that Stephen Curry is also highly regarded as one of the pettiest motherfuckers on the planet. In two separate…
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The Baltimore Ravens Asked Fans Who Supported Colin Kaepernick to Show It; Now They Aren’t Taking Any Comments
When news broke that the Baltimore Ravens were considering bringing in quarterback and black activist Colin Kaepernick to back up current quarterback Joe Flacco, fans on both side of the controversy took up arms. Those who opposed Kaepernick’s kneeling protest against the killing of unarmed black men, women and children threatened to boycott games. Now,…
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Respectable Negroes Can’t Advise Colin Kaepernick on Shit
Neither Michael Vick nor Ray Lewis is a coon. They simply have no interest in going toe-to-toe with white supremacy. And Colin Kaepernick has no interest in being a well-behaved, respectable Negro to get a job in the National Football League. Such behavior will not liberate black people, and he knows it. His stance is…
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Three Non-Football Reasons Why Baltimore Would Be The Best City For Colin Kaepernick
Five years after his Super Bowl loss to Joe Flacco and the Ravens, Colin Kaepernick is still better than at least a dozen QBs who already have jobs; guys so awful that nobody would’ve paid attention if they were on the sidelines smoking weed during the national anthem. We shouldn’t even be having this conversation…
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Shannon Sharpe to Fox Sports’ Clay Travis: ‘I Don’t F–k With You. Don’t Make Me Lose My Job’
So those on the right have this thing where they say completely triggering comments that would have a triggering effect on any sane, rational, thinking human person with compassion and empathy, only so that they can say “triggered” after you’ve gone there. It’s a game for them. On Monday, Fox Sports’ Clay Travis decided he…
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The Real Reason the Ravens Are Afraid to Hire Kaepernick: He’s Mr. Steal-Your-Job
The good news is that Baltimore’s unemployment rate is a breathtakingly low 6.1 percent in August of 2017; the bad news is, there’s one job applicant who just can’t seem to get a break in Charm City: Colin Kaepernick. News broke this week that because starting quarterback Joe Flacco suffered a back injury, the Baltimore…