Trump All Up in the NFL Board Room – Activist Players Forced to Locker Room?
“The NFL is naïve to think that sending Black men to a locker room like they’re naughty boys is a solution. These men are of African descent before they are athletes. I can’t wait to see what acts of creative resistance will come from the brothas in the locker room” “African American athletes are still black […]
No Tears for Bill Cosby
Published by the St. Louis American, May 1, 2018 After 2004, I had a few ounces of respect for Bill Cosby, mainly as a humanitarian for his generous support for education, particularly for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Advancing black culture including exposing and financing black artists, creating career opportunities for people of color […]
No country for Black men
Published April 25, 2018 in the St. Louis American By Jamala Rogers Pervasive and persistent racial profiling of African-American men is only part of their reality. When Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson entered a Philly Starbucks for a business meeting, it took all of two minutes for the police to come and arrest them for trespassing. (It took […]