ESPN-ing Blackness

(This is written in reaction to a general feeling of what I consider to be a "defeatist malaise" among people who would want to see truly diverse voices in mainstream media (MSM)…) Jemele Hill recently wrote a commentary about the NFL and it's new emphasis on stopping "gang sign" among its players. Beyond its initial two sentences, the piece wavers between [read more...]

Notes: Gang Signin’ in the NFL; Camby was a Chess Piece; More Goods on Roger the Rapin’ Roider; Jennings Signs with Italian Team

balls_foot-base-basket.jpg Crip signin'… right? The NFL is concerned about its image - again. The league has hired "experts" to review and identify "hand signals" thrown up by NFL players during games: "There have been some suspected things we've seen," said Milt Ahlerich, the league's vice president of security. "When we see it, we quietly jump on it immediately, directly with the team and [read more...]