Native American Mascots Banned in Oregon Schools, Board of Education Rules

by Julianne Hing on May 18 2012, 12:01PM

The new policy, in the works for six years, is one of the strictest in the country.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth, Sports

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The Trouble the With the NBA’s Metta World Peace

by Jamilah King on May 8 2012, 10:17AM

A new book traces how one of the NBA’s most reviled players is actually a litmus test for its failings on race.

Topics: Media

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On Cinco De Mayo a Mexican Jockey Won the Kentucky Derby

by Jorge Rivas on May 7 2012, 6:12PM

Jockey Mario Gutierrez who was born in Veracruz, Mexico took home the Derby prize on his first try.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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‘Every Game I Used Drugs’: The Story of Baseball Great Willie Mays Aikens

by Jamilah King on May 3 2012, 4:45PM

SB Nation has an incredible story from former Kansas City Royals slugger Willie Mays Aikens, who battled years of drug addiction and spent over a decade in prison.

Topics: /NOW Blog

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Baseball’s Ozzie Guillen on Fidel Castro: ‘I Betrayed My Latin Community’

by Jorge Rivas on April 10 2012, 2:19PM

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games Tuesday because of comments he made about Fidel Castro in a recent Time Magazine interview.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Magic Johnson To Become First Black Owner of Major League Baseball Team

by Jorge Rivas on March 28 2012, 12:26PM

A group of investors led by Magic Johnson won a bidding war Tuesday and becoming the new owners of the Dodgers.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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How Scholarships Leave Student-Athletes Powerless in the NCAA Game

by Jamilah King on March 23 2012, 10:08AM

While March Madness kicks into full swing, it highlights college athletes who are simultaneously the most visible and most vulnerable students in the country.

Topics: March Madness, Schools & Youth

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Yahoo Sports Contributor Uses Yao Ming Picture in Jeremy Lin Story

by Jorge Rivas on February 24 2012, 4:51PM

Add this one to the list Jeremy Lin media coverage FAILS.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Jeremy Lin, /NOW Blog

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Don’t Be Racist, and Other AAJA Tips for Discussing Jeremy Lin

by Julianne Hing on February 23 2012, 4:30PM

The Asian-American journalists’ group issues a much-needed media guide.

Topics: Jeremy Lin, Media, /NOW Blog

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The Asian American Basketball Leagues That Helped Create Linsanity

by Jamilah King on February 21 2012, 9:57AM

It’s estimated that in Southern California alone, there are 14,000 Japanese Americans who play in regular club tournaments. Some teams have been around for more than 50 years.

Topics: Arts & Culture, History, Jeremy Lin

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How Will Perceptions of Asians be Affected by LIN-SANITY!!! [Reader Forum]

by Channing Kennedy on February 13 2012, 8:35AM

What role did soft racial bias play in keeping Jeremy Lin on the bench for so long? Colorlines.com readers discuss.

Topics: Jeremy Lin

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The Subtle Bigotry That Made Jeremy Lin the NBA’s Most Surprising Star

by Jamilah King on February 8 2012, 9:27AM

The Knicks point guard has dazzled the league and his teammates this season. But the reason for that surprise has everything to do with longheld assumptions about Asian American athletes.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Jeremy Lin

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Jerome Bettis’s Hall of Fame-Worthy Fight to Save Kids From Asthma

by Brentin Mock on February 3 2012, 10:01AM

“The Bus” is up for NFL Hall of Fame induction this Super Bowl weekend. Brentin Mock says his bold activism on behalf of EPA’s clean air rules is proof enough that he’s among the greatest.

Topics: Environment, Health

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Why Black Union Workers Matter In This Year’s Super Bowl Showdown

by Jamilah King on February 2 2012, 9:51AM

Indiana’s unionized workers have found an unexpectedly loud ally in the NFL’s players association.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Economy

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Do Tebow’s Politics Get a Pass Because They’re Conservative? [Reader Forum]

by Channing Kennedy on January 17 2012, 9:37AM

Colorlines.com readers talk football, “family values,” and race.

Topics: Arts & Culture

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What’s Not to Love About Tim Tebow? Start With His Anti-Abortion Ad

by Jamilah King on January 12 2012, 9:00AM

The wildly popular Denver quarterback proudly touts his evangelical Christian political principles. But athletes who take up progressive causes risk widespread criticism—and often their livelihoods.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Gender & Sexuality

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ESPN Pulls Hank Williams Jr. Theme Song After Obama-Hitler Comparison

by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 12:00PM

But Williams isn’t backing down from his comments on the irony of politicians golfing together while working America struggles.

Topics: Politics

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The Last Fall: How NFL Dreams Turn To Nightmares

by Jorge Rivas on September 13 2011, 11:58AM

The average NFL player’s career only lasts three years. A new film explores what happens to many athletes once they leave the field for good.

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Serena Williams Loses Point at U.S. Open Women’s Final For Talking

by Jorge Rivas on September 12 2011, 12:50PM

Looks like you can moan and groan all you want on the tennis court, you just can’t use actual words.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality

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Fox Sports Cancels Show that Mocked Asian USC Students

by Jorge Rivas on September 8 2011, 11:51AM

A Fox Sports spokesperson called the offensive debut episode the now-defunct show “clearly offensive.”

Topics: Arts & Culture

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