COVID-19: Former College Hooper Leads Targeted Relief Effort In Black Chicago
Skokie native and former University of Dubuque basketball star has been very proactive distributing masks and gloves to the elderly and resource-less on the West Side
Category Archives: Outreach
2020 Year in Review: Sports, Society and Chicago All Tested Uniquely In Last 12 Months
For those with ties to the Los Angeles Lakers or Dodgers, or the Seattle Storm, Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Lightning, congratulations, then and now as you continue to […]
Column: On the Legend of the Notorious RBG, What Should Be Done With Supreme Court
With this focus now on the manipulation of the Supreme Court, another political norm has been erased from our country and its removal will only deepen our civil wounds.
Column: #TrumpKnew, Didn’t Care and Might Have Sacrificed The Presidency
September 11th marked the six-month point from when quarantining became the default weapon our nation took up against COVID-19, a reality that hasn’t faded to memory and is as real as ever.
Column: Think It Can’t Get Worse? Yes It Can, That’s Why Biden-Harris Can’t Be Stopped
Poll dodging or punching the ticket of any candidate not named Biden come November 3rd only enhances the probability of an incumbent Donald Trump continuing to make his version of America great again.
Column: Washington Name Change Significant, But Small Step Towards Progress Overall
Though more attributable to a fear of financial forfeiture than the righting of a moral compass, this decision to re-brand Washington illustrates how this current age of heightened sensitivity toward social injustice can unravel even the most stubborn threads of tradition.
Column: New Generation of Athletes Learn With Great Platforms Come Great Responsibility
In the backdrop of this socially turbulent climate exists a philosophical discussion of whether or not Black sports figures should volunteer their voices and join, full-throated, in concert with the rest of us to support the cause.
In The Scope: We’re Definitely Past Kneeling – So What’s Next Jay-Z? NFL?
Jay-Z infamously said at the announcement of his upcoming work with the NFL that the league is past the kneeling stage, stating that it is time for action. It would be hard to imagine that the celebrated entertainer and business man picturing the actions becoming so drastic within a year’s time.
NBA: League Is Playing Itself By Insisting On Playing In Bubble
The NBA’s plans to bring the game back has a lot going for it, but the risk of perpetuating another Covid-19 breakout looms large.
Column: Black Votes Matter If We Want True Change
Without mobilization to the polls, I fear we will squander the opportunity to exploit this remarkable momentum for change and, in the process, facilitate only a marginal decline in the loss of innocent black lives.
