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Category "Features"
DeSean Jackson Rant: Video commentary from Solomon Jones
I AWAKENED at 3 in the morning and learned DeSean Jackson to the Redskins was a done [...]
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Race, Riley Cooper, and the DeSean Jackson release
LIKE MANY BLACK FANS, I saw a hint of racial bias when DeSean Jackson was released by [...]
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Smart phones, fights and video: An ugly trend
Fights and video IT'S 11:35 a.m. The first lunch period is ending. The noise erupts from lava lit [...]
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Michael Vick, the Jets, and the road to redemption
MICHAEL VICK TOOK an improbable path from number one NFL draft pick to federal prison. His long [...]
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Michael Jackson Brandon Howard and Fatherhood
MICHAEL JACKSON AND BRANDON HOWARD--two names that will forever be linked to the changing meaning 0f fatherhood. Their [...]
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I once shared the court with Allen Iverson
WHEN I WAS 18 and trying to win a college scholarship, I used to work out with [...]
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Spike Lee gentrification rant hits home
WHEN SPIKE LEE went on a profanity-laced tirade about the racial injustice of gentrification, he was not [...]
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Saving our boys at the voting booth
IN THE WAKE of the Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin murders, I am for the first time, [...]
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Tears follow the Michael Dunn verdict
Denise Hunt tears up as she finds out the jury is deadlocked on the first-degree murder charge [...]
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Dear Black Boys: A word on Jordan Davis
Dear Black Boys: I pray that one day we can say with a conscious mind, “It's okay. You're [...]
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A message to Jordan Davis’ parents
Question of the day: We were all sitting on the edge of our seats this weekend as we [...]
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