Tag: Social Justice

By: Zach Draves 2020 has become the year of loss. Loss of legends. Loss of icons. Coach John Thompson Jr. was both. (Courtesy: Afro.com) Who He Was From his days ...

by Henry Curi The playoffs is the NBA's biggest stage where players can separate themselves from the rest. Not only to make a name for themselves, but catapult their careers ...

By: Zach Draves Childish Gambino’s lyrical and visual tale of the present day was called “This is America.” Michael Jackson’s final curtain call was entitled “This Is It.” Kiki Stokes’ ...

Neglect Shameful The recent acts of state violence that society perpetuates on black men and women re-galvanized an already ongoing movement to humanize and protect black people. It also shed ...

By: Zachary Draves The documentary The Last Dance has gotten the sports world high on nostalgia. The first five episodes have drawn millions of viewers to ESPN looking to relive ...

Covering Truth Whitewashing is a metaphorical term describing the practice of intentionally covering up the truth. Writers also use it as a way to water down the accomplishments and legacies ...

Kap Does It Again Brother Colin Kaepernick has done it again by doing his part to address COVID-19 extraordinarily. This effort includes his Know Your Rights Camp, which just launched ...

Catching Stands Out Among the recent inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame, WNBA legend Tamika Catchings is the one that stands out to me. (Courtesy: The New York Times) ...

With sports virtually shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, we won’t be seeing any champions in their respective leagues anytime soon. In the meantime, I wanted to shoutout to ...

Idaho Shame We are living through a public health emergency. That hasn’t reached the state legislature in Idaho. The governing body of the so-called “Gem State” is more concerned with ...