Posts

1. Lebron Stirs the Pot Again

   TweetSeveral months ago, I wrote a blog post here regarding the racial dimensions of the reactions to LeBron James’ decision to change basketball teams. Now the issue is back up in the sports world. Several …

2. Racism and the LeBron James Story

   TweetThis blog post requires a few disclaimers for clarity. I have been a basketball fan for 25 years, and I do mean fan as in fanatic. I truly love that game. LeBron James is not …

3. Black Athletes and Social Protest: A Long Tradition

   TweetAmid racial tensions on the campus of the University of Missouri, the student protest group, Concerned Student 1950, demanded the resignation of University President Tim Wolfe after mishandling several racialized incidents. At the center of …

4. The NBA Handshake: Humanity Granted/Deferred (Part 2)

   Tweet At one level, we see the difference afforded in victory and defeat. Reflective of the hypermasculine values of sporting culture that affords privileges and latitude to those who win, Dirk gets a pass because …

5. The Handshake not Seen Around the World: NBA Finals and Race

   Tweet At the close of nearly every sporting even in the United States, competitors exchange handshakes. Long recognized as a conventional expression of respect, many take it to be a reaffirmation the ethics of sport, …

6. Verdict in the Oscar Grant Shooting Trial: No Justice

   TweetWhen BART cop Johanes Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant as he lay face down, handcuffed on a train platform he committed involuntary manslaughter, not murder.  Or, so said a Los Angeles jury yesterday.  With …

7. White Attacks on Anti-Racist Academic in Arizona

   Tweet InsideHigherEducation describes the hostile comments and threats a Latina faculty member got for giving a short 10-minute faculty speech at the graduation convocation recently at the University of Arizona’s College of Social and Behavioral …