Cynthia McKinney: The ‘N’ word, from the Champs Elysée to Avenue of the Americas
by Cynthia McKinney June 13, 2012 – The latest Hollywood brouhaha over Gwyneth Paltrow’s decision to tweet the caption “ni**as in Paris for real” to accompany a picture of her with friends Jay-Z and...
View ArticleThe power of Gabby Douglas
by Dave Zirin There are two kinds of political athletes. The first, and most memorable, are athletes who engage in the explicit politics of protest. This tradition is marked by Muhammad Ali saying, “I...
View ArticleGood hair and fair skin vs. Gabby Douglas, Michelle Obama and Essence Magazine
by Paradise Our communities are so proud and still abuzz, a-tingle and aglow over 16-year-old Gabby Douglas, who became the first African American to win Olympic Gold Medals in women’s gymnastics. Like...
View ArticleSerena Williams is today’s Muhammad Ali
As a political symbol and an athletic powerhouse, Serena Williams is ‘the greatest’ in her sport by Dave Zirin There are numerous articles – terrific articles – defending Serena Williams against the...
View ArticleWhy the police killing of football player Christian Taylor matters
by Dave Zirin On the weekend that marked the one year anniversary of the police killing of Michael Brown, there was another disturbingly similar case making the social media rounds: another unarmed...
View ArticleDoc on Ethopian singer Asknaketch Worku screens in Oakland at Matatu Fest
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View ArticleAn attack on Serena’s physique is one I take personally
by Jacqueline Bediako After reading an article that criticized Serena Williams’ physique, I threw my hands up in disgust and allowed the “angry Black woman” inside me to explode. The New York Times...
View ArticleSitawa: Exiting solitary confinement – and the games CDCr plays
by Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa It is very important that you all clearly understand the depth of human torture to which I was subjected for 30-plus years by CDCr and CCPOA.* The torture was directed at me...
View ArticleArrest the president! Sue the government! Our Nia, our purpose will never die!
by Paradise Let me be the first to say it: Nia Wilson would be alive today if somebody else had been elected president in 2016! Nia Wilson The man arrested for Nia’s murder was not alone. He had an...
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