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How Race IS A FACTOR in the NBA Fan and Player Interactions

June 5, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Elise Amendola, AP

Are fans who show disrespect toward NBA players motivated by race?

During the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, several negative interactions between fans and players took place involving spit, alleged racial language, water bottles and popcorn. Because the optics are white fans and black players, the conversation immediately jumped to whether race has anything to do with the incidences. While race does play a role in these situations, the question as to whether the fans are racially motivated in their behavior is a different issue entirely. Race does have something to do with this, and it involves an understanding of the current – and historically ongoing – economic climate of America.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Basketball, Black Lives Matter, boston, boston celtics, disrespect, economics, entitled, Equality, expensive, fans, Freedom, hobby, Humanity, kyrie irving, NBA, NBA Playoffs, New York, new york knicks, philadelphia, philadelphia 76ers, Players, privilege, Racism, Respect, russell westbrook, Sports, Unity

Bobby Shmurda and the Threat of a Black Man with Options

April 24, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Bennett Raglin, BET:Getty Images for BET

What’s with the animosity for black men who choose to explore their options?

The second that hip-hop star Bobby Shmurda became associated with a white woman, it was open season on his character and why it’s a crime against humanity for him as a black man to choose to date out. What’s the real issue with black men who choose to date out? Is it about foregoing our moral obligation to help uplift the race, or is this just an examination of how women need to lighten up and gain a better understanding of modern dating and where they fall in the pecking order with respect to men who have options? Women need to accept that they’re going to have to compete!

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Filed Under: Featured Story, Relationships Tagged With: black men, black women, Bobby Shmurda, compete, Competition, confidence, dating, Equality, explore, feminism, Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Culture, Improvement, Instagram, level up, leverage, Love, Men, Music, options, podcast, Rap, Rap Music, Relationships, Social Media, value, Women, youtube

What the Washington D.C. Capitol Insurrection TEACHES Us About Practical Solutions

January 10, 2021 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Shannon Stapleton, Reuters

Although high emotions are understandable, let’s not allow what happened at the Capitol to stop us from continuing to discuss PRACTICAL solutions to social and racial inequality.

The January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. spurred a racial conversation as to the difference in the way that people of color would be treated versus the way that the insurrectionists were treated. For us, this served as a reminder that there are practical ways to approach the conversation around combatting racial inequality, and there are impractical ways to do so. We want to talk about those practical ways.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Accountability, Black Lives Matter, capitol building, cooperation, emotion, emotional, Equality, Freedom, hate, hope, ideology, inequality, Instagram, insurrection, Logic, Love, media, practical, Racial inequality, Racism, Social Media, society, solutions, Understanding, Unity, Washington D.C., youtube

Kyrie Irving Does Not Want to Resume NBA Play to Keep Focus on Black Lives Matter – Our Thoughts

June 24, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Mike Strobe, Getty Images

Is opting not to play the most practical way for NBA players to help keep the focus on Black Lives Matter?

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving recently expressed not supporting the NBA resuming play via a “bubble” setup at Disney World because he fears it will distract from Black Lives Matter. We discuss whether there is merit to this concern, or whether it actually makes more sense to play in order to keep the focus where he believes it should be.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Accountability, Basketball, Black Lives Matter, change, education, Equality, focus, Freedom, George Floyd, Justice, Justice For George Floyd, Kyrie Iirving, Logic, NBA, power, pragmatism, Progress, progressive, Protest, society, solution, Sports, strategy, support, Together, Unity

Our Thoughts on Ahmaud Arbery

May 14, 2020 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: John Bazemore, Associated Press

Let’s talk about accountability and the need for reform at the same time.

We give our thoughts on the unfortunate shooting of Ahmaud Arbery and how accountability and self-reflection can help steer things in the right direction.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Accountability, activism, All Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, cooperation, Culture, Equality, Humanity, irunwithmaud, Justice, justiceforahmaud, Logic, march, podcast, positive vibes only, Protest, rally, society, Unity

VIDEO: Colin Kaepernick: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned

December 8, 2019 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

The latest episode in the saga of Colin Kaepernick proves that, if nothing else, he remains a divisive topic of conversation.

When former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to bring attention to the need for racial equality in America, he probably didn’t anticipate becoming a lightning rod for anti-Americanism and racism, or his unemployment.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: argue, Black Lives Matter, Blackballed, Colin Kaepernick, Divisive, empowerment, Equality, ESPN, flag, Football, inequality, Kneel, Logic, martyr, National Anthem Protest, NFL, NFL Football, owner, patriotism, player, Protest, Race, Racial inequality, Racism, Roger Goodell, Social Justice Reform, social justice warrior, society, solidarity, Sports, Unity

VIDEO: The NFL Pledges $89 Million to Social Justice Reform: Our Reactions

December 19, 2017 by Javis Ogden Leave a Comment

Photo: Patrick Smith, Getty Images

The NFL Pledges $89 Million Over 7 Years to ‘Social Justice Reform’ and Awareness of Social Causes

The 2017 NFL season saw its fair share of roadblocks thanks to player protests and divisive comments from Donald Trump. After numerous debates around declining ratings and American pride, the NFL owners held a meeting with a select group of NFL players to discuss awareness of social causes. The result? The NFL pledges $89 million over  7 years to social justice reform.

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Filed Under: Society Tagged With: Classism, Colin Kaepernick, Criminal Justice Reform, Divisive, Donald Trump, Equality, ESPN, Football, Jerry Jones, Justice, Michael Bennet, National Anthem, National Anthem Protests, NFL, NFL Football, NFL Pledge, Owners, Players, Police Brutality, Protest, Racial inequality, Racism, Roger Goodell, Social Justice Reform, Sports, Sportscenter, Unity

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