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Update: Ray Rice to appeal suspension from NFL, will argue tape ‘was cleaned up’
Ray Rice will appeal his indefinite suspension with the NFL. The former Baltimore Ravens running back will argue the NFL based it off a cleaned up, edited version of the security tape from a Revel Casino elevator showing the star punch his then-fiance Janay Palmer.
Video: Janay Rice says Atlantic City assault was first time Ray Rice hit her
Janay Rice said the her now-husband Ray Rice had never hit her before the assault in the elevator that changed the way that the world perceived the couple forever. She made the comments during an interview with NBC’s Matt Lauer Monday morning.
NFL Players Union files appeal on behalf of Ray Rice
The NFL Players Union appealed Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension on Wednesday. Rice was originally suspended for two games in July under the NFL’s personal conduct policy after being charged with assault following a Feb. 15 altercation with his then-fiance.
Feature: Black men’s excuses for Ray Rice sound a lot like the ones Darren Wilson’s supporters used
This post is from The Washington Post. It was written by Julian Long. By: Julian Long Black men. Fellas. Brothers. Stop complaining about Ray Rice’s (much deserved and yet woefully insufficient) punishment. Right now.
Rastafarian teen suspended for refusing to cut dreadlocks
A Louisiana teen has been placed on indefinite suspension for refusing to cut his hair. The boy was sent home from South Plaquemines High School when classes resumed Aug. 8 because his dreadlocks extended beyond the collar of his shirt, a violation of the school’s dress code. The ACLU of Louisiana has taken on […]
15-year-old suspended for suspected ‘gang signs’ in picture
A 15-year-old Mississippi high school teen was suspended after a picture of him displaying three raised fingers surfaced. On Feb. 3, assistant principal Todd Nichols summoned Dontadrian Bruce of Olive Branch High to his office. Nichols showed Bruce a photo he had posed for during a recent biology project, and suspended him for holding up […]
Kaepernick isn’t the only reason working with the NFL is making a deal with the devil
By Stanley Fritz Last week, rap legend and newly minted billionaire Jay-Z showed us the limits and flaws of “Black capitalism” when he signed a deal with the NFL. This is, of course, the same league that has gone out of its way to block Colin Kaepernick from playing because he kneeled during the national […]
The NFL boycott is steeped in misogynoir and I’m not participating
By Roni Dean-Burren, Ph.D. Since Earl Campbell donned the iconic Houston Oiler Blue, my Sundays have always been the same: Church and football. Church was mandatory in my parents’ house. We got up on Sunday mornings, ate breakfast, and headed off to Sunday School. And while I believe my father worshiped his God in spirit […]
Ray Rice wins reinstatement to the NFL
NFL running back Ray Rice’s suspension has been lifted after the star won his appeal in response to a domestic incident that took place with his then-fiance Janay Rice earlier this year.