Uber and the NFL’s words mean nothing when their actions say the complete opposite. Let’s dive into the historic racism of both entities, shall we? In 2020, literal centuries into the American settler-colonial project, corporations have finally decided to acknowledge the existence of racism. Groundbreaking! This newfound realization—and subsequent attempts to be woke—come during a...
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A Wrinkle in Conviction: Ava DuVernay, Black Celebrity, and the Manipulation of Revolutionary Aesthetic
Ava DuVernay is hedging her bets, looking to portray herself as both pop culture educator and blameless conversant in a larger, more complicated discussion. I stopped being disappointed by Black celebrities a while ago. I think it was a long time coming, but it was cemented last year when I saw that RocNation Brunch tweet...
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What My Kid’s (Very Short) Football Career Can Teach President Trump About “Respect”
I tell my kids of another type of “respect” that is very old and insidious. It is one that no one talks about, but the type that is implied every single time a black person protests any injustice. By Jonita Davis When my son was five, we signed him up to play America’s game. No...
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NFL Ratings are Down. Trump Blames Black Lives Matter.
by A. Big Country The NFL is, without question, the favorite sport among U.S. television viewers. Just a year ago, the NFL’s pre-season games were drawing higher television ratings than every basketball or baseball game, excluding the NBA Finals and World Series, respectively. That’s pre-season, when the games don’t even count. This year, the NFL’s...
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Cold Cash Matters: Floyd Mayweather Slams Kaepernick’s Anthem Protest
To Floyd Mayweather, the only color that matters is green — the pigment of cold, hard cash. Boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather — the retired fighter who was named the richest athlete by Forbes last year and who is reportedly worth $400 million dollars — has a message for Colin Kaepernick: the only color that matters in...
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NFL’s Arian Foster On Anthem Protest: “It’s about the message and the people saying it.”
Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster has a few choice words about the real reason many Americans hate the National Anthem protest. Colin Kaepernick’s simple refusal to stand during an NFL pre-game recitation of the racist national anthem at the start of the pre-season three weeks ago, which eventually evolved into taking a knee during...
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Miss America Pageant Contestant Slyly Makes Plug For “All Lives Matter”
Not this “All Lives Matter” mess again. The 2017 Miss America Pageant, held on Sunday night, Sept 11, and broadcast into the homes of millions of viewers on ABC, made headlines because of the “politically charged” questions posed to the contestants. In a move that was almost surely adopted to help boost the program’s ratings, judges — such as R&B...
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Double Standards Toward Patriotism Aren’t Cute, America
Until we live in a country that is truly free from racial and religious persecution, double standards toward patriotism will always be in place. by Mikell Petty Growing up, I faced criticism for a LOT of things that were seemingly out of my control. My weight fluctuated dramatically throughout my formative years, I was one...