I wasn\’t enamored with Major League Baseball\’s opening day ceremonies where the opposing teams grasped a black ribbon and knelt to one knee as Black Lives Matter was emblazoned on the scoreboards and pitching mounds. I am even less enamored with the NFL playing Lift Ev\’ry Voice and Sing during the opening day ceremonies starting […]
The Black athlete, like the Black musician, politician, and the other varieties of stardom, has historically been victim to glaring double standards in their field. Serena Williams, for example, is criticized more severely than her white counterparts for openly disagreeing with line judges. White tennis players like Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova receive veritable slaps
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Is the NBA season starting back up or not? This now becomes the question of NBA fans. The league had initially established a plan on exactly how to bring all the players back accordingly and set up sequential events in which the players were supposed to follow as protocol. For the plan to still be
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Amidst the protests over the death and memorial of George Floyd, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a country seemingly on the brink, a Washington DC sports icon and legend passed away. Wes Unseld, who anchored the center position for the Washington Bullets, yes the Bullets, for 13 seasons at, what would be an undersized height by
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee on September 1, 2016, the sports world and conservative media threw a conniption about the irreverence of a young Black man exercising his First Amendment right of free speech by kneeling during the National Anthem. The cause – racial injustice exemplified by police violence against Blacks – particularly Black
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If you watch any football, you would know that the draft has past and you already have achieved all the scouting on your favorite team\’s new pick in this year\’s draft. As far as my favorite and hometown team the Washington Redskins are concerned, I undoubtedly have done more than enough research on all of
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How are we all holding up after the cancellation of every sports game broadcasted during this season? Especially the NBA! These cancellations are enough to bring an NBA fan to tears as it seems as though sports channels are running out of ideas or content. Honestly, I have been at home watching throwback basketball games,
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Now, of course, at a time like this nobody has their eye really keened in on sports with this pandemic of COVID-19, but let me catch you up on the ever-changing NFL so when the sport starts back up you aren\’t too out of the loop with things. I feel as though there is one change
The Nation\’s Capital team the Washington Wizards are in critical need of some help in any way they could possibly get. Currently, sitting at a record of 21-37 this is good enough for only 9th in the Eastern Conference, which consequently means that they are not in contention for the playoffs. The reason being is
With this tragic loss to our society, Bryant left behind a great basketball career while shedding light on women\’s basketball and athletics. He had two daughters under his belt who had a heavy interest in sports. So, when I see people attacking him and his legacy for past rumors and the controversy around a very
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