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Will Justin Fields Be The Media’s Tipping Point For Black Quarterbacks?

The tipping point may end up being Justin Fields. That’s absolutely jaw-dropping because in a sane world, the tipping point should have been Lamar...
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Washington State Bans Native American School Mascots

On Monday, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that banned most public schools from using Native American-themed mascots, logos, and team names. The...
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Women Athletes Have Names- Use Them

Just a few weeks ago, headlines went viral about the undeniable success of “Dennis Rodman’s daughter,” and her athletic prowess. At 18 years of...
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Black HS Football Player Humiliated With Bananas Says He’s “Fine”, But We’re Not

Racism has been a part of sports since forever, sadly affecting athletes at all levels. A few weeks ago we learned about a Massachusetts...
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DMX Was A Force Of Raw Energy That Fueled Us All

On Friday afternoon, the news we all feared was finally confirmed. DMX passed away after spending days battling for his life at White Plains...
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Georgia Needs Baseball To Hit Back Against Jim Crow Once More

In 1964, when slugger Hank Aaron heard that the Braves planned to move to Atlanta, he told a reporter, “I have lived in the...
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Massachusetts H.S. Football Team Caught Using Anti-Semitic Audibles

Football fans have heard some crazy audible calls, like Jared Goff's "Halle Berry" call against the Seahawks in 2018. But one high school football...
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Racism And Sports Betting Unite To Attack E.J. Liddell And All Black Athletes

It only took two days and one upset in the 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament to remind the world that Black athletes, particularly college...
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Steph Curry, WNBA Players Named NAACP’s Jackie Robinson Sports Award Winners

Basketball players have been some of the most active and outspoken athletes in regards to social justice initiatives and the fight for equality. Yesterday...
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Olympic Hopeful Mystique Ro Is Becoming A Woman Like Those She Admired

When it comes to conversations on sports and society, it’s clear that women remain a marginalized group. Women athletes receive less media attention, lower...
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The Whitewashing Of Soccer In Michigan Continues

When I first got involved with AFC Ann Arbor, people asked me what I loved about soccer. My answer was the same as others...
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“Credentialed While Black” Happened To Ewing As It Happens To Us

The Big East men’s basketball tournament championship game is set for Saturday night, and the jokes about how Patrick Ewing should arrive at Madison...
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“The Eyes Of Texas” Racist Reactions Are More Revealing Than Its History

Last week the Texas Tribune published a story on the drama swirling around "The Eyes of Texas". The song debuted at a minstrel show...
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Allegations Of Racism Surface At DMV Youth Hockey Game

Unfortunately, racism and hockey are not strangers and their relationship re-surfaced once again in a DMV youth hockey game. During a game in the Chesapeake...
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50 Years After Ali vs Frazier I, We’re Still Fighting

On March 8th, 1971, boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier stood toe to toe in a brutal 15-round event that gave pugilism its...
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