African-Americans, Police Brutality, and Violence: Just The Facts
Fox Sports radio host and founder of Outkick the Coverage Clay Travis has been one of the few rational voices resonating throughout the country recently. At the start of his Fox Sports radio show Outkick the Coverage on June 1, 2020, he states, with a stern diplomatic demeanor, that "We are all entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts".
Where Are They Now?
First Minneapolis. Then Chicago. Then New York City. Then Baltimore, Detroit, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Jose, Nashville, San Francisco, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Atlanta, Columbus, Reno, Louisville, Las Vegas, Brooklyn. Rioters engage in a violent game of tit for tat with police officers. Bricks and stones thrown from one side, as pepper spray and rubber bullets projected from the other side.
Why Have So Many Women Been Acting Out Lately?
Why is there so much hysteria among women these days? It is as if they are going haywire for the public to see. To be fair, men are acting up, too, but we always act up. That’s kind of what we do. Maybe it’s Jupiter retrograde. Or, what if it is something bigger?
Didn't Barack Obama Kinda Say The Same Thing?
American politics has given us plenty of “WTF?” moments over the years. President Trump’s laundry list of ill-timed and ill-researched remarks defies comprehension. Former House of Representatives member Todd Akin once said “Legitimate rape does not cause pregnancy”.
Trump Is Plump and Americans Are Hypocrites
The Twitter world is amusing itself as #PresidentPlump and #PlumpTrump is trending, but the nation’s obesity rate hovers over 42%. Furthermore, 18% of Americans are considered “severely obese”.
Masks and Modern Masculinity
Mask-wearing has become the new normal in America. The country, in a matter of weeks, has had to make a hard pivot from masks being discouraged to mandatory. Studies have shown that men are less likely to wear any facial coverings because they feel overly optimistic about the virus not affecting them.
Black Celebrities Cannot Serve Two Masters
Lizzo, and many others like her, gets pulled into the Twitter-fueled ideology that she must speak out against injustice. She is trying to stand up for the Black culture while she sings and dances for (and gets paid by) the White culture.
Emotion Improves Nothing
POTUS Donald Trump elicits a gamut of emotional outbursts from the nation, seemingly on a daily basis. Yet, during a time when it would be more beneficial to unify, race relations have gotten worse. So have our emotional responses. Case and point, the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
MJ, Kobe, LeBron, and Nike
Nowadays, Bleacher Report notifications of NBA scores and highlights have turned into notifications of quotes, screenshots, and opinions of a Michael Jordan documentary series. One of the themes the May 3 continuation of “The Last Dance” delved into how Jordan, who wanted to sign with Adidas, became Nike’s golden goose.
Gabrielle Union and Her Mathematically Improbable Love Story
Among the infinite amount of mindless quarantine-based entertainment, a video involving Gabrielle Union shines a light on a growing problem in the African-American community.
Could November 19 Have Paved The Way For The COVID-19 Pandemic In New York?
New York continues to bear the brunt of the United States’ COVID-19 outbreak. As of this writing, over 300,000 people have been infected, with death totals north of 23,000. The Empire State has a history of cataclysmic events, from the 1977 blackout, 9/11, and the more recent Hurricane Sandy.
The LGBTQ Community's Self-Imposed Problems With COVID-19
Here is a painfully obvious statement: the COVID-19 crisis has had a profoundly negative impact on everyone. Regardless of color, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic upbringing, political affiliation, we all have been impacted by the coronavirus. It comes to no surprise that the LGBTQ community has been negatively afflicted as well.

