Archive for the 'Sports' Category
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-”Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against Homophobia
• May 3, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gays in Sports/Coming Out, Hate Crimes, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Bullying, Butler, Children, Common Sense, Dunstan, Enforced Heterosexism, Green Bay Packer, Green Bay Packers, Jason Collins, Lambeau Field, LeRoy Butler, LGBT, Love, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sports Illustrated, Torment, Twitter, Wisconsin
Martin Richard: One Important Observation About The Boston Marathon Bombing
• April 17, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Holidays, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Race, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Ashmont, Bill Richard, Bombing, Boston, Boston MA, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Family, Family (biology), John F. Kennedy, Martin, Martin Richard, Patriot's Day, Pressure Cooker Bombs, Richard, Snopes.com, Sybrina Fulton, Timothy McVeigh, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin
Kentucky Derby Contender Kevin Krigger Could Make More African Americans Return to the Profession of Jockey
• April 11, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Animals, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Kevin Krigger/Black Jockeys, Love, Race, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, U.S. Virgin Islands/U.S. Possessions
Tags: Churchill Downs, Doug O'Neill, Goldencents, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger, Krigger, Santa Anita Derby, Wikipedia
Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Magic Johnson, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Fatherhood, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Children, Coming Out, Common Sense, Cookie Johnson, Feeding Frenzy, Fourth Estate, Gay Hate, Growing Up, Harvey Levin, Homophobia, Homophobia in the Black Community, LGBT, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic Johnson, Michael Jackson, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney Houston, You Tube
Magic Johnson’s Gay Son E.J. Goes Public
• April 2, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, History, Love, National Issues, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Coming Out, Cookie Johnson, Earvin Johnson, Earvin Johnson III, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic, Magic Johnson, Marriage, New York University, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sunset Strip, Tisch School of the Arts, TMZ, United States
And Now, On the Occasion of the Verdict from the Steubenville Rape Trial, I Bring You A Word from Comedian Dick Gregory
• March 18, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Afghanistan, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Common Sense, Crime, Crimes Against Humanity, Dick Gregory, Drugs, Football Teams, Growing Up, Guilt (law), Juveniles, Ma'lik Richmond, Ohio, Parties, Pinterest, Rape, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, Sports, Steubenville High School, Steubenville Ohio, Teenagers, Trains, Trent Mays, United States, Women, Youth
Jovan Belcher and Other Sports-Related Killings: It’s Not Over Until The Victim Blaming Stops
• December 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, Sports, Suicide, The Brain, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Uncategorized, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anger Management, Armour Boulevard, Belcher, Bentley, Black Women, Blacks, Bob Costas, Brittni Glass, CDC, Children, Chris Henry, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Common Sense, CTE, Deadspin, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Infants, Jamaal Charles, Jason Whitlock, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs, Kasi Perkins, Kassandra Perkins, Loleini Tonga, Love, MAAV, Male Athletes Against Violence, Motherhood, Murder, Murder Suicide, Newborn, Perkins, Power and Light District, Pregnancy, Sex, Trey Songz, What About Our Daughters?, Zoe
Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas Triumphs at the Olympics…Despite Disses About The State of Her Hair and About Her Blackness
• August 4, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas, Gossip, Health, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Travel, United Kingdom, Venus and Serena Williams, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", African American, African Americans, Arielle Hawkins, Balance Beam, Black Hair, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Gabby, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Growing Up, Gymnastics, Hair, Iowa, Jordyn Wieber, Olympic, Olympic Games, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sister, Teenagers, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, The Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United States, West Des Moines IA, Young Black Girls.Young Black Women
Those Pictures from Facebook: The Olympics
• July 29, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, European History, Facebook, Jews, Love, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Beatles, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Women, World War II
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Amateur Sports, Avalon, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Hair, Britain, British History, Children, Danny Boyle, Elizabeth II, Facebook, Glastonbury Tor, Global Secular Humanist Movement, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Growing Up, Hair, Highlights, Industrial Revolution, Lolo Jones, London, Lord Voldemort, Love, Mitt Romney, Mixed, Mr. Bean, National Health Service, Olympic Games, People of Color, Prince Philip, Queen, Queen Victoria, Racism, Rowan Atkinson, Slumdog Millionaire, Sport, Sports, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, Track and Field, United States, World War II
Serena Does It Again at Wimbledon; Shares Doubles Title with Sister Venus
• July 7, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Auto-Immune Diseases, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, United Kingdom, Venus and Serena Williams, Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Agnieszka Radwańska, Andrea Hlaváčková, Black Women, Blacks, Centre Court, Grand Slam, Love, Martina Navratilova, Radwanska, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Serena, Serena Williams, The Championships Wimbledon, United States, Venus, Venus Williams, Williams
The President and The First Lady at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Saturday, April 28, 2012
• April 29, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Fashion, Food, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, Republicans in Name Only, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Billy Crystal, Black Women, Dinner, First Lady Michelle Obama, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republican, Seth Meyers, United States, Washington DC, White House Correspondents Association
Gymnast Gabby Douglas Taking Dead Aim at Gold in the Summer Olympics
• March 6, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Gabrielle Douglas, Sports, Television, The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: African Americans, Amanar, Amy Chow, Bela Karolyi, Black Girls, Black Women, Blacks, Douglas, Floor Competition, Flying Squirrel, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Gymnastics, Jordyn Wieber, Karolyi, London, Madison Square Garden, Olympic, Saturday, Sport, The 2012 Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United Kingdom, United States, Virginia Beach, Young Black Women
“When the Smoke Clears” Film Documentary on the Life of Smokin’ Joe Frazier Available Here and on Hulu
• February 21, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Education, Film, Joe Frazier, Love, Memoir, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sports, Stroke, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Philippines, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am
Tags: "Joe Frazier: When The Smoke Clears", "The New York Daily News", African Americans, Blacks, Burma Shave, Documentary, Film Documentary, Frazier, George Foreman, Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, Great White Hype, Growing Up, Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Mike Todd, Muhammad Ali, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Sports, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Thrilla in Manila, United States
The Penn State Pedophile Controversy Is All About Protecting The Athletic Program At The Cost of Protecting The Kids
• November 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: At-Risk Youth, Athletics Program, Blacks, Boys, Buck-Passing, Campus Police, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Civil Suits, College Football, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Criminal, Ethics, Football Coach, Football Culture, Growing Up, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, JoePa, Judas, Latinos, Mark Madden, Mike McQueary, Paterno, Pedophile, Pedophilia, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Police, Rape, Sandusky, Self Image, Self-Preservation, Self-Worth, Sex, Sexual Predator, Sodomize, Sodomy, Sports Icon, The Second Mile, United States, University, Whites, Youth
The Ancestors Summon “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer
• November 8, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche
Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank Commercials
• October 21, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Green Bay Packers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron, Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Actress, Admiration, Associated Banc-Corp, Associated Bank, Chicago, Commercials, Edith, Elderly Women, Football, Go Pack!, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay WI, Laughlin Constable, Marjorie Main, Milwaukee, Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback, Reta Shaw, Rodgers, Super Bowl, Television Commercials, The Chicago Bears, United States, Wisconsin
Sarah Palin: Okay, So She Did A Black Guy. That, However, May Explain a Whole Lotta Other Things
• September 16, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Palins, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Rogue: Searching for The Real Sarah Palin", "The Real Housewives of Miami", African Americans, Alaska, Baggers, Baller, Barack Obama, Basketball Player, Black Men, Blacks, Desire, Dog Whistles, Doonesbury, Frisson, Garry Trudeau, Glen Rice, Glen Rice Jr., Interracial Sex, Joe McGinniss, Kim Kardashian, Marriage, National Basketball Association, National Enquirer, Native Americans, New York Times, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, Race, Republicans, Republicans Behaving Badly, Rhetoric, Rippa, Roland Hedley, Sarah Palin, Sex, Sexuality, Susan Brison, The Eighties, The Lower 48, The Swirl, The Tea Party, The Washington Post, Todd Palin, Wasilla Alaska, White House, White Women
Keith Olbermann Returns Tonight With “Countdown” at Current TV, But Many Cable Companies Don’t Carry It. Why Not? (w/Update)
• June 20, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Keith Olbermann, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Air America, AT&T U-Verse, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Cable Industry, Cablevision, CBS Evening News, Charter Communications, Common Sense, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, CurrentTV, Daily Kos, Digital, DirecTV, DISH Network, Ed Schultz, Ego, Hollywood Reporter, Jealousies, Jealousy, John Dean, Keith Olbermann, Latinos, Lawrence O'Donnell, Madison WI, Markos, Markos Moulitsas, Mashable, Matt Taibbi, Mediaite, Michael Moore, Michael Steele, Mics, MSNBC, People of Color, President Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow, Television, United States, Women
BREAKING: The Ancestors Welcome Clarence Clemons, 69, of The E Street Band
• June 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Clarence Clemons, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Amnesty International, Be-Bop Jazz, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, Black Rock, Black Rocker, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Death, E Street Band, Florida, Health, Jungleland, King Curtis, Lady Gaga, Love, New York Times, Peter Gabriel, Rock, Rock and Roll, Saxophone, Saxophonist, Star Spangled Banner, Sting, Stroke, Stroke Complications, The Eighties, The Fifties, Thunder Road, Tracy Chapman, United States, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Clarence “Big Man” Clemons, 69, The Boss’ Saxophonist, Rallies After Stroke
• June 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Music, Music Videos, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, Women
Tags: "Freeway of Love, "Rolling Stone", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, E Street Band, Lady Gaga, Love, Miami Heat, Narada Michael Walden, Saxophone, Saxophonist, Sri Chinmoy, The E Street Band, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States
Cut Steeler Rashard Mendenhall, An Athlete Thinking Aloud, Some Slack
• May 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Rashard Mendenhall, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, War Crimes
Tags: 9-11, Anger, Animality, Buddhism, Celebrity, Charlie Sheen, Communication, Curt Flood, Football, Football Player, Hell, Hunger, Jack and Jill Politics, Jingoism, Nationalism, Osama bin Laden, Patriotism, Pittsburgh Steelers, Players' Strike, Rashard Mendenhall, Slavery, Social Justice, Social Networking, Sports, The Four Evil Paths, The World Trade Center, Tweets, Twitter, United States, War on Terror, White House, World Trade Center
The President and Seth Meyers at The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, April 30, 2011
• May 1, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Public Television, Race, Religion, Science, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: 2012, 2012 Presidential Campaign, 2012 Presidential Election, African Americans, Barack Obama, Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, Biden, Birthers, Comb-Over, Democrats, Donald Trump, First Lady Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama, MSM, President Barack Obama, President Obama, President of the United States, Presidential Elections, Racism, Republican, Republican Challengers, Republicans, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers, SNL, SNL Alumni, The First Lady, The Mainstream Media, The News Media, The White House, The White House Correspondents' Dinner, Vice President Joe Biden, White House, White House Correspondents Association
Serena Williams Shows What She’s Got in An “Unauthorized” Top Spin 4 Ad (w/Update)
• March 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Fashion, Sexuality, Sports, Venus and Serena Williams, Women
Tags: 2K Sports, Anna Kournikova, Ass-ets, Clot, Lung, Maria Sharapova, Marketing, Reverse Psychology, Rileah Vanderbilt, Serena Williams, Tennis, Top Spin 4, Viral, YouTube
That “Hey, Marcel” AT&T Commercial
• March 23, 2011 • 17 CommentsPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, People of Color, Sports, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Dark Ride", Andrea Bogart, AT&T, AT&T U-Verse, Black Man, Cable Channels, Commercial, Commercials, General Hospital, Ghost Whisperer, Hey Marcel, Latino, Marcel, Marcel Marceau, Marcello Mastrioanni, My Multiview, Sophia Loren, Syfy, Television, TV Commercial, You Tube
Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
Tags: African American, Amelia Earhart, Beach Boys, Ben Harper, Black People, Black Surfers, Black Thought, California Girls, Coast Starlight, Documentary, Don Schollander, Esther Williams, Ethnicity, Fordham University, Gidget, James Brown, John Hoberman, Kelly Slater, Los Angeles, Memoir, New Orleans, Rob Machado, Sal Masekela, Soui, Southern California, Sports Commentator, Surf, Surf Culture, Surfing, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Tariq Trotter, The Roots, United States, Whitewash