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John Carlos Meets the Spurs
John Carlos Meets the Spurs

October 5, 2015
Meeting and speaking to the San Antonio Spurs meant a great deal to 1968 Olympic bronze medalist and protester.

Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand

October 1, 2015
Jeb Bush has unsurprisingly decided to side with bigotry in the case of Washington’s football team’s name. His incoherent reasoning should ring alarm bells for supporters and detractors alike.

Kevin Powell’s Memoir Will Crush You
Kevin Powell’s Memoir Will Crush You

September 30, 2015
An autobiography that’s really a first-hand account about surviving racism and poverty only mostly intact, The Education of Kevin Powell is revelatory.

Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc
Cycling Redefined: Rwanda’s Joan of Arc

September 28, 2015
Rwandan cyclist Jeanne D’Arc Girubuntu made history over the weekend by becoming the first Rwandan woman to ever race in a world competition. But that was perhaps the easiest of her many battles.

Getting God Out of Football
Getting God Out of Football

September 21, 2015
Believers and non-believers alike should welcome Aaron Rodgers’s and Arian Foster’s dissent against the constant invocation of Christ in football.

 Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas
Old Boy Longhorns vs. Neoliberal Pirates: The State of Sports at the University of Texas

September 18, 2015
The ouster of business-first Athletic Director Steve Patterson has many at the University of Texas hopeful for the future. But one professor says that there are no guarantees the situation will move in a better direction.

 The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute
The University of Texas Just Handed Out a $6 Million Golden Parachute

September 16, 2015
The nation’s biggest college sports program just paid its new director $6 million to quit.

 The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’
The Prophets: On the Conjoined Legacies of Moses Malone and ‘Chocolate Thunder’

September 14, 2015
Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins may have passed away well too soon, but they will be remembered for what they stood for and whom they affected.

 In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing
In the Year of #BlackGirlMagic, Marion Jones Is Missing

September 11, 2015
In this magical year of women in sports, we would do well to remember the triumphs and lessons of Marion Jones.

 Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL
 Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL

September 9, 2015
The Washington football franchise is trying to build a fan base the same way Donald Trump is constructing his electoral campaign: by appealing to white anxiety.