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Michael Vick: Another African American Tragic Reality Show

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Crime, Criminal Justice, Justice, Life, Michael Vick, News, NFL, Sports on May 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’m a football fan. I love the Raiders and the people who know me will testify that I bleed silver and black. But first and foremost I’m a football fan. I got the opportunity to see Michael Vick play against the Detroit Lions in a Thanksgiving Day game at Ford’s Field. I know it was the Lions, but [...]

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Bits and Bytes

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black History, Black pride, History, Life, News, Olympics, Sports on August 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Lately I’ve been just chillin’ enjoying the summer with Da’Queen and Li’l Man, watching the olympics and now preparing to return to work after 4 months of parental leave. I’ve also been doing a lot of reading (including another re-read of The Art of War), mediating, re-energizing and getting my mind right.  Let me share some of the things that have moved [...]

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Into the realm of darkness

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Blogging, Christianity, Crime, Culture, Education, Golf, History, Holocaust, Justice, Law, Life, News, Politics, Racism, Religion, Sports, Tiger Woods on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

They always operated within the realm of darkness. Whether it was under the cover of the darkness of night or during a bright sunny day under the darkness of hate… their ultimate goal was to spread the darkness of fear. They would seize upon their Black prey like a pack of hyenas with an insatiable thirst for blood. His only crime: being [...]

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They Just Don’t Get It!

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSphere, Blogroll, Golf, History, Life, News, Racism, Sports, Tiger Woods on January 18, 2008 | 11 Comments »

  “We knew that image would grab attention, but I didn’t anticipate the enormity of it,” Dave Seanor, vice president and editor of the weekly magazine, said from the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. “There’s been a huge, negative reaction,” he said. “I’ve gotten so many e-mails. It’s a little overwhelming.” Read article here.

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Consequences for the audacity of hope

Posted in African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Education, Golf, History, Justice, Leadership, Life, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, News, Racism, Sports, Tiger Woods on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Nick Faldo: To take Tiger on, well, yeah, maybe they should just gang up for a while until…  Kelly Tilghman: Lynch him in the back alley Nick Faldo: Yeah… that (laughter) A long time ago I made the conscious decision to not waste my time trying to explain the dynamics and effects of modern day racism [...]

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On Responsibility, Accountability and Values: Part 2

Posted in Education, Justice, Law, Michael Vick, News, NFL, Sports, Work on August 28, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Michael Vick’s statement following his guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a dogfighting conspiracy charge: “For most of my life, I’ve been a football player, not a public speaker, so, you know, I really don’t know, you know, how to say what I really want to say. You know, I understand it’s – it’s [...]

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On Responsibility, Accountability and Values

Posted in Activism, Africa, African-Americans, Black History, Blogging, Culture, Entertainment, Life, News, R/WS, Racism, Religion, Sports, Work on August 16, 2007 | 9 Comments »

I have been shaking my head at all the hype and commentaries concerning the Barry Bonds and Michael Vick sagas. Usually I don’t weigh in on these topics because I find that they are dishonest moments in media (and society at large) ingenuity. Yes Barry Bonds did steroids (allegedly). So did many other baseball players and MBL and the media knew about it, condoned it [...]

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