Black Lives Matter
Kings partner with Black Lives Matter after Stephon Clark’s death
April 2, 2018The Sacramento Kings announcement of an official partnership with Black Lives Matter, in the wake of Stephon Clark’s death at the hands of Sacramento Police, is significant: It further shows that athletes are no longer just...
Read moreAlton Sterling and the state-sanctioned lynching of Black Americans
March 28, 2018“Black boys’ cries fall on deaf white ears and Black mothers' tears keep graveyard grass green.”
Read moreStephon Clark shooting raises questions about effectiveness of police body cameras
March 26, 2018After the involved officers are asked whether they discovered any weapons on Clark's body, an officer can be heard saying, "Hey, mute," just before the video goes silent.
Read moreCapitalism breeds and feeds Black oppression
February 9, 2018"The struggle of the Negro people for integration in the economic, political, and social affairs of the nation on the basis of full equality with all other Americans is a struggle to enlarge democracy in the...
Read moreGive the gift of sports and radical politics this year
November 28, 2017This holiday’s family dinners will be vicious, not because of football team rivalries, but because of what side you take in the NFL: Trump or Kaepernick?
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