Here’s What an Urban Native Thinks About Your ‘Screaming Savage’ Cap

by Aura Bogado on June 19 2013, 3:39PM

Bronx subway rider wears racist baseball cap. Oglala Lakota journalist spots him. Read what happens next.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Brazilian Protestors Suggest: ‘Call Me a Cup, and Invest in Me”

by Aura Bogado on June 19 2013, 11:53AM

Hundreds of people are protesting Brazil’s neglect of basic public infrastructure.

Topics: Global Affairs, /NOW

11287 Comments

Here’s a Cheesy Slow-Motion Video of Brittney Griner’s Debut Dunks

by Jamilah King on May 28 2013, 2:11PM

Because she’s really good.

Topics: /NOW

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March Madness: Native American Guard Shoni Schimmel Delivers ‘One of the Biggest Upsets in History’

by Jorge Rivas on April 1 2013, 3:21PM

For weeks, ESPN has been asking only one question in women’s college basketball: Who’s going to stop Baylor University Brittney Griner?

Topics: /NOW, Schools & Youth

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If March Madness Were Based on Black Grad Rates, Who Would Win?

by Jorge Rivas on March 20 2013, 2:39PM

White male basketball student-athletes on tournament teams graduate at the rate of 90 percent versus only 65 percent of black male basketball student-athletes.

Topics: /NOW, Schools & Youth

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5 (Fun) Things You Should Know About March Madness Right Now

by Jamilah King on March 19 2013, 11:15AM

Sure, there are plenty of things to critique about the institution and politics of college basketball. But that doesn’t mean March Madness isn’t exciting to watch. Here, some fun, slightly random facts about this year’s tournament, which starts today.

Topics: Arts & Culture, March Madness

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NFL Teams Are Breaking Their Own Rules by Asking if Manti Te’o Is Gay

by Jamilah King on February 28 2013, 10:30AM

Scandal surrounding the former Norte Dame star is stirring all sorts of challenges for the NFL, too, from employment bias to the definition of masculinity.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality

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Kobe Bryant Corrects Fan for Using Anti-Gay Slur on Twitter

by Jorge Rivas on February 11 2013, 3:02PM

Remember when Kobe Bryant called an NBA referee an anti-gay slur in 2011? It appears that experience was a life lesson for the Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard because he is now schooling others for using anti-gay slurs. Early Monday…

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Why Do NFL Players Risk Their Lives for Football? It’s the Economy, Stupid

by Jorge Rivas on January 28 2013, 2:58PM

67 percent of NFL players in the 2011 season were black.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Racist ‘Screaming Savage’ Image Makes Its Return to Baseball in Atlanta

by Jamilah King on December 27 2012, 2:46PM

Yikes.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Did Giants Sergio Romo Call Out the DREAM Act in his Victory Speech?

by Jorge Rivas on November 1 2012, 11:35AM

This might be a stretch but the pause before Romo said “drrrream” may mean something.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW

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Orlando Cruz, Gay Boxer, Wins First Fight Since Coming Out

by Jorge Rivas on October 22 2012, 6:22PM

Earlier this month featherweight Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz made history by identifying himself as a “proud gay man.” With those words, Cruz became the first openly gay man in pro boxing. This past Sunday Cruz was greeted with cheers…

Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW

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Jeremy Lin on the Cover of GQ, Talks Race, Racism and Expectations

by Jorge Rivas on October 16 2012, 3:28PM

Linsanity is still alive and thriving.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Lakers Sign the NBA’s First Salvadoran-Honduran Player Ronnie Aguilar

by Jamilah King on October 4 2012, 1:13PM

The 7’1’ center was signed to a training camp contract with his hometown team.

Topics: /NOW

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Orlando Cruz Becomes First Openly Gay Man in Boxing

by Jamilah King on October 4 2012, 10:07AM

The Puerto Rican athlete says he’s a “proud gay man.”

Topics: /NOW

9937 Comments

How Can You Be a Conscious Sports Fan?

by Jamilah King on September 28 2012, 9:46AM

Yes, sports and justice can work together. Here are three ways to make it happen.

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Utah’s Athletic Director Goes on YouTube to Ask if Native Logo is Offensive

by Jorge Rivas on August 27 2012, 2:21PM

The University of Utah’s team is named after the Ute Indian Tribe and the athletic director wants your feedback on headdresses and tomahawks at games.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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Fencing Team’s Ibtihaj Muhammad Hoped to Become First U.S. Woman to Compete at Olympics in a Hijab

by Jorge Rivas on July 10 2012, 11:56AM

The 25-year-old New Jersey native appeared to be unstoppable at competitions last month and came pretty close to making it to London.

Topics: /NOW, Politics

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American Indian Synchronized Swimmer Takes Spot at Olympics

by Jorge Rivas on July 9 2012, 10:24AM

Mary Killman and her partner Maria Koroleva are the two athletes who will bear the load of representing the U.S. in the synchronized swimming events at the Olympic Games in London this Summer.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

9502 Comments

Film: Black Olympians Dominate Because They’re Descendants of Slaves

by Jorge Rivas on July 6 2012, 11:58AM

African-American social scientists have argued that the ‘superior black athletic gene’ theory is offensive because it encourages ‘black brawn vs. white brains’ stereotyping.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW

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