The No Fun League
by Kendrick Marshall The National Football League has put players on notice this week that they are cracking down on any expression of blackness during games this year. Multiple reports indicate league...
View ArticleBlack Contractors Protest Outside San Francisco 49ers Opening Game
by Carolyn M. Brown Business and civil rights leaders are staging a peaceful protest during the opening game of the San Francisco 49ers against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, September 8th over the...
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Open letter to Roger Goodell
Dear Mr. Goodell, I’m writing to you because I have a grave concern regarding the current name of The Washington Football Club. Apparently you have the same concerns after thinking about the issue....
View ArticleCongress: Revoke the Tax-Exempt Status of the National Football League
By Change.org Petition ,Lynda Woolard Despite the fact that it is a $9 Billion/Year industry, the National Football League (NFL) continues to enjoy status as a non-profit organization — meaning it...
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Somebody Blew Up America
Introduction by Davey D: Here are some powerful words from author, poet Amiri Baraka about the September 11th Attacks. It was poem called Somebody Blew Up America that was written several months after...
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Black College Football Hall of Fame announces 2014 Finalists
ATLANTA — The Black College Football Hall of Fame has announced that 25 finalists will be on the ballot for induction into the Fifth Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame. The list includes 20...
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50 years later: Separating Reality from an Utopian Dream
NORTH CAROLINA-(BASN)-Since Miley Cyrus appeared on Saturday Night Live last night and the government of the United States has been “shut down” for at least a week, we, at Blackathlete.net, felt this...
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THEY JUST DON’T GET IT AND THEY NEVER WILL
By Gary Norris Gray BASN Staff Reporter http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cleveland-indians-red-face-fans-accused-of-racism-100213 Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and...
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UCLA’s Illegal Stadium on Vets Land Cited in NCAA Complaint
By Robert L. Rosebrock LOS ANGELES – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is responsible for overseeing and equally enforcing the strictest of rules for all members of its prestigious...
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DO YOU REMEMBER? Gilbert vs. Lebron
DO YOU REMEMBER? By News-Herald staff Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s letter to Cleveland fans POSTED: 08/09/13, 9:09 PM EDT | Dear Cleveland, all of Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Cavaliers supporters...
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Halloween Scary Teams
By:-Gary Norris Gray-BASN Staff Reporter OAKLAND, CA. (BASN) Teams that wear Orange, Black, Yellow, or have Ghostly names Baseball The San Francisco Giants The Baltimore Orioles The Houston Astros The...
View ArticleFreedom Rider: Black Faces for White People
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley “It seems that white supremacy is the new national pastime every October.” Black people have been stigmatized with racist caricatures from the...
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The End of American Thanksgivings: A Cause for Universal Rejoicing
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford This article was originally published on November 27, 2003, when Glen Ford was co-publisher of The Black Commentator. “It is the most loathsome, humanity-insulting day...
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Playing Indian at Halftime: The Controversy over American Indian Mascots,...
By Cornel Pewewardy Every school year, classroom teachers face the reality and challenge of educating diverse children in a multicultural society. Teaching multiculturally requires educators to examine...
View ArticleCrocodile Tears: It was the CIA that helped jail Nelson Mandela
By Brian Becker This article was published in July 2013 Today is Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, but forget the crocodile tears from the U.S. government about Mandela’s poor health. Imperialist...
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Mandela, America, Israel and systems of oppression
by Askia Muhammad -Senior Editor WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) – In the 23 years since Nelson Mandela walked from his notorious Robben Island prison cell, leaving behind the rotting corpse of South...
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Don’t Believe all the Media Hype about the Knock Out Game-It’s Propaganda 101
by Davey D So today for the umpteenth time we saw another news story, designed to cause mass hysteria with solemn sounding anchors telling us to be on ‘high alert’ for roving gangs of Black youth...
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Tell DMX don’t let Zimmerman keep victimizing Trayvon
by Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org Yesterday — had his life not been violently cut short by George Zimmerman — Trayvon Martin would have celebrated his 19th birthday. Instead, the day was marked by...
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The Killing of Jordan Russell Davis
One night before what would have been Jordan Davis’ 19th birthday, a Florida jury has returned with a mistrial verdict for his killer, Michael Dunn, on the count of first-degree murder. Dunn, however,...
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