Jesse Washington
The Associated Press
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Does a foundation’s $1 million gift to Tulsa Massacre survivors count as reparations?
When a nonprofit organization gave $1 million to three survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre recently, it was called many things: a blessing, generous, heartfelt… → Read More
Kirk Ferentz’s dismissed diversity adviser is right: The Iowa coach should resign
You may have heard about the recent textbook examples of racism in the Iowa football program: N-words said by a white coach, Black players singled out for punis… → Read More
‘National Champions’ highlights growing cracks in the college football system
There’s a movie out now that should scare the school colors right off the pooh-bahs in the top echelon of college sports: In National Champions, a star quarterb… → Read More
History is made as reparations start to flow in Evanston, Illinois
EVANSTON, Ill. — Grey Avenue explains everything. Start at the southern end and walk north, through three blocks of working-class families living in weathered h… → Read More
Gabby Thomas plans to ‘run until the wheels fall off’ after Olympic success
Not long ago, Gabby Thomas thought that at age 24, she would be working for a nonprofit medical organization, or maybe as a hospital administrator, with a focus… → Read More
End of an era as Spalding basketballs bounce out of the NBA
At the end of these NBA Finals, after the last shot is made or missed, after Chris Paul dribbles out the clock or Giannis Antetokounmpo tosses the ball toward t… → Read More
Patrick Ewing’s coaching success is more than a feel-good story
At one of his first practices in October, head coach Patrick Ewing gathered his Georgetown team inside the John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletic Center … → Read More
Trial of officer accused of murdering George Floyd brings a familiar sense of fear
The video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck inspired the largest protest movement in American history, pushed powerful institutions to… → Read More
The college basketball season is barreling toward disaster
We should not be playing college basketball right now. If we had our priorities straight, thousands of athletes would not be gathering on campuses and traveling… → Read More
Is Mike Tomlin finally winning over the boobirds in Pittsburgh?
PITTSBURGH – Can Mike Tomlin finally get his flowers now? Despite coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers for 14 years without a losing season, trailing only Bill Beli… → Read More
Forced to sit out football season, high school players and coaches worry about what else they’ve lost
For high school senior Pierre Royster, fall Fridays were supposed to go like this: Wake up early in the town house he shares with his mother and two siblings in… → Read More
New poll shows Black Americans put far less trust in doctors and hospitals than white people
A national poll of Black opinion. Read more stories in this series. A majority of African Americans have low levels of trust in the health care system, expressi… → Read More
Returning to the court gives NBA players more leverage, not less
By resuming the NBA playoffs, players haven’t given up their leverage to demand change. They’ve gained more. The playoffs came to a shuddering halt Wednesday ov… → Read More
Mother of dead Duquesne football player on hunger strike for answers
PITTSBURGH — The mother walked down the steps of Freedom Corner, trailed by seven women carrying her casket and hundreds of more people lifting her spirit. She … → Read More
During the pandemic, there are no winners in pickup basketball
This goes out to every basketball player who refuses to leave the gym without making their last bucket. To everyone who has peeled off a blood-soaked sock after… → Read More
Noose comment by Penn State basketball coach points to larger NCAA problem
It began as a normal conversation. Rasir Bolton, the freshman starting point guard for Penn State’s basketball team, was working out with the shooting machine o… → Read More
Many college coaches are out of their comfort zone in statements on George Floyd
Over the past few days, one of the whitest clubs in America found itself in an unfamiliar position: saying something meaningful about racial injustice. For the … → Read More
Little Richard whop-bopped America upside the head while inventing rock ‘n’ roll
Little Richard did it first. Everything we see in modern music superstars – screaming vocals, dripping jewelry, pounding rhythms, uninhibited sexuality, extrava… → Read More
The untold story of wrestler Andrew Johnson’s dreadlocks
When Andrew Johnson walked into The Line Up barbershop last April, all eyes focused on him. Since that awful day in December when a referee had forced the 16-ye… → Read More
Antonio Brown thinks he’s the victim
Antonio Brown needs to tackle his own problems. He’s the only one left who can do it. The NFL’s most perplexing personality continues to evade responsibility fo… → Read More