Tiger Woods Wins!
Tiger Woods is Back!
The Tiger has roared!
After a two year drought, Tiger Woods has roared back winning his first major, The Chevron World Challenge. Suffice it to say the man’s been a bit preoccupied and distracted with his multi-million dollar divorce and public humiliation.
Many thought Tiger Woods was finished after the cheating scandal broke two years ago. Having his squeaky clean image shattered right before our eyes was probably the biggest obstacle for Tiger to overcome.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, chevron world challenge, tiger woods, white privilege
Joe Paterno – Will He Survive Scandal?
Will Joe Paterno Survive Scandal?
Joe Paterno has been a hero and icon to many in the world of college football. This past week all hell broke lose when the story surfaced about his alleged knowledge of an inappropriate sex act committed by his long time assistant, coach Jerry Sandusky.
What is a story about Joe Paterno and Penn State football doing in a political blog? Politics dominates college football; as well as money and power. College football is big business in the United States. Winning coaches like Joe Pa are considered Gods at the Universities they serve. Many of them have as much power as the president of the university or more!
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, college coaches, college football, nfl draft, Penn State Football, win at all costs
Tiger Woods Golfs Transcendent Figure
Tiger Woods is golfs transcendent figure
Tiger Woods has done more to change golf than any other human being alive or dead. That’s quite a statement to make in such elite company of today’s elite golfers. Tiger Woods, is without a doubt golfs most transcendent figure.
Tiger Woods has single-handedly gotten people to take up golf who probably never would have considered the sport; namely African-Americans and other minorities. Golf is no longer an old, rich white mans game. Now a days you see people of color flocking to golf courses and driving ranges all over America. This would not have been the case pre-Tiger Woods. Before Tiger Woods, golf was viewed as the last bastion of white privilege.
Lebron James
Lebron James is he as good as Michael Jordan?
Why we Hate Him – As the NBA Championship winds down, much is being said about the games premier player. Lebron James is the man we all love to hate. Much like overweight women hate Barbie. He has athletic ability others would kill for. He makes it all look so easy. His swagger, his I’m going to do it my way has everyone in a lather. There in lies the problem. Lebron James is one of those black men who forgot “his place.” And a lot of people are not happy with that. This writer says, you go Lebron – keep it up!
Admittedly, Lebron Jame’s hastily planned, televised announcement of where he was going to go was tacky. It was a great example of, how NOT to announce your departure from a team that was desperate to keep you at all costs. Part of Lebron James public relations debacle lies in how his reality television type announcement was done. It ruffled feathers among NBA fans and teams alike.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, Dwayne Wade, intolerance, Lebron James, NBA
Hopkins – McNabb and Willful Ignorance
Class riff still strong in Black Community
Published on The Root (http://www.theroot.com)
McNabb vs Hopkins. It’s time to end the “house vs. field” debate among African Americans.
Here we go again. Just two months after ESPN’s The Fab Five documentary sparked a controversy involving Jalen Rose and Grant Hill, we’ve suffered another instance of black athletes sorting our dirty laundry in public. This time it’s boxer Bernard Hopkins, who claims in a recent Philadelphia Daily News article that Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb isn’t black enough.
“He’s got a suntan. That’s all,” said the boxer during press day at his gym. Hopkins further implied that McNabb’s privileged upbringing set him up for a rude awakening when the Philadelphia Eagles traded him to the Washington Redskins last year. “Why do you think McNabb felt he was betrayed? Because McNabb is the guy in the house, while everybody else is on the field. He’s the one who got the extra coat. The extra servings. ‘You’re our boy,’ ” Hopkins said, patting a reporter on the back to illustrate his point. “He thought he was one of them.”
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: african-americans, black athletes, black quarterbacks, boxing, intolerance, Minstrel, nfl draft, white privilege
Cam Newton and NFL Draft
Cam Newton and draft will the dominating story in sports this week. He has an advocate in the person of Warren Moon. Warren Moon is one of the first NFL quarterbacks, who made it to the Hall of Fame in the most unconventional way. After college ball at the University of Washington he was un-drafted because of his instance of playing the position of quarterback. Football is very political. There is no position in the game of football more political than quarterback.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, black quarterbacks, Cam Newton, espn football, nfl draft, nfl teams
Tyler Perry – Who is He
If you’re white, you probably are wondering who is Tyler Perry? If you’re black, you’re probably wondering why am I asking, and the answer is yes, I know who he is. This will set the tone for this article. Tyler Perry has become a household name in the African-American community in general, and the church-going African-American community in particular. If you’re wondering what does this article have to do with politics - everything! When you’re dealing with a medium (Tyler Perry’s Madea franchise) you’re dealing with; social issues, class,race and politics.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: african-americans, madea, Minstrel, minstrel show, spike lee, Tyler Perry
Why Barry Bonds Will Lose Perjury Trial
This article isn’t so much about the grand jury or what the judge will do with Mr. Bonds, it’s about the court of public opinion. Barry Bonds, was fun to watch as the big-time slugger for the San Francisco Giants. It was fascinating to watch him hit the ball out of the park. Sadly, that’s not what it’s going to be remembered for.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, MLB, steroid use
The NBA and White Fans
A controversial article was published this week that makes the assertion that white fans don’t want to follow the NBA because of the overwhelming dominance by black players. The number of white American players is down precipitously over the last decade.
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: 2k11 nba, african-americans, black athletes, intolerance, NBA, progressive
Black Quarterbacks and The NFL
Whether you’re the manager of a fast food chain, an auto dealer, CEO of a Fortune 500 company or the president of the United States, you have to be twice as good to be equal. As we get into the throes of the current NFL season you can’t help but wonder are black quarterbacks held to a higher standard. Arguably, black quarterbacks have made NFL games more fun to watch!
Categories: Sports and Entertainment Tags: black athletes, intolerance, nfl draft, racism