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A retired professional baseball player says he was racially profiled while shoveling the driveway of his Hartford, Connecticut home. Doug Glanville published an op-ed in The Atlantic recounting his experience with a police officer. 

Trans activist Monica Jones was convicted of “manifesting prostitution” in Phoenix, Arizona. Jones was arrested last May for accepting a ride to a from two undercover police officers. In Phoenix, “repeatedly stopping an engaging someone in conversation” can lead to arrest, even if one is no attempting to engage in sex work. Jones was arrested under this […]

In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier by becoming the first African-American player. But according to a Huffington Post infographic, in the past few years, the percentage of black players has declined to Civil Rights-era numbers. 

Derrick Gordon, a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts, has become the first openly gay player in men’s Division I college basketball. A few days ago, Gordon came out to his family and teammates. He has now gone public with his sexuality.

In honor of National Poetry Month, here’s a list a few great poets of our generation. 

  Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who is currently serving a 30-month prison sentence for fraud, conspiracy, and other charges, was recently relocated from a North Carolina prison to a prison in Alabama. This moves comes right after news broke that Jackson had been placed in solitary confinement for several days for giving prisoners advice on their rights.

  The University of North Carolina –Chapel Hill has been embroiled in a scandal for allowing its athletes to enroll in fake courses for college credit. Now, an actual sample of has surfaced to go along with the controversy in the form of a 146-word essay on Rosa Parks that received an A-. 

Many of us have managed to emerge from the cocoon of four days of March Madness, only to arrive at work or school or wherever our Monday duties lead us with busted brackets and memories of incredibly close games and buzzer beaters. Many of the Goliath basketball programs–the Dukes (yea!), the Kansases, the North Carolinas, […]

Morris Brown College lost its accreditation in 2003. They also lost most of their student population. But during a time when the future of many HBCUs remains unclear, the institution remains open with just 35 students.

The Brooklyn Nets will sign center Jason Collins for the remainder of the NBA season. Collins, who was signed to the team on a 10-day contract, averaged 9.8 minutes per game off the bench in eight appearances since his debut against the Los Angeles Lakers last month. 

The NFL’s Richard Sherman has spoken out about a proposed ban of the “N” word. Sherman said that penalizing teams 15 yards if players use the word during a game is “an atrocious idea” that is “almost racist.”

Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete out of the country’s four major professional sports on Sunday. Collins signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.