There are few avenues in life where I have felt more welcome and included than as part of a sports fandom. For a few hours, I didn’t have to be The Muslim representative or wasn’t seen as The Brown Guy.
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Tag: racism
Muslim or Black in America
I think, if there’s one thing I will like about President Obama’s term coming to an end, it is that perhaps the extreme right-wing
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Karma’s Not a Bitch, Your Dogmas Are…
Every once in a while, I like to put on Chris Rock’s comedy special Bigger & Blacker. If you haven’t seen it, do so.
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Facial Prejudice
Perhaps more subtle insidious than colorism, Alice Walker’s term for discrimination based on gradations of skin color, is the idea of favoring certain facial
Continue readingThe Career Prospects of a (White) One-Legged Busboy
I was thinking about the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least one ‘minority’ candidate during
Continue readingKeepin’ it real…
In his seminal treatise, Bring the Pain, the bard Chris Rock expounds on the premise of “keepin’ it real”. N*gga’s love to not know.
Continue readingThe Darker the Flesh, the Deeper the Soul
I read a post over at Girl You So Well Spoken detailing an apparent casting call for a Ciroc commercial seeking “light-skinned african americans”.
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Twice As Good: Race Achievement in Amrika
Donovan McNabb’s recent comments about the extra scrutiny and pressures of being a black quarterback in the NFL touched a chord with me. I’m
Continue readingFreedom of Criticism
A while back, the radio host Don Imus was fired for his comments that the Rutgers University women’s basketball team looked like a bunch
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