November brought some relief to the nation and the world with our new President Elect, Joe Biden. Hopefully this will help to bring an end to the bigotry, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia and blatant racism that has reached new heights over the last four years. America now has a chance to rebuild and unite. At the…
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In a few days, the vice-presidential debate will occur between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, and we certainly anticipate a different style of conversation to the confrontation we saw during the recent presidential debate. There also is likely to be a separate level of analysis beyond the typical fact-checking/who appeared (vice) presidential/who made the best…
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To me, at the age of 10 years old, he was a cowboy, farmer and a man who could fix anything that was broken. Little did I know he was dedicated to fixing a system of educational discrimination in a small town in rural Texas. Roger W. Lee was my paternal grandfather. Born September 9,…
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Over the past several weeks, we’ve all watched Hamilton over and over again, singing the songs ad nauseam. We’re collectively “not throwing away our shot…” And we all want to be “in the room where it happens.” We rejoice in the energy and spirit of a young nation built on the beliefs and ideals of immigrants. At the…
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August was another unprecedented month in the timeline of sports this year. The NBA protest which followed in the footsteps of the Milwaukee Bucks’ refusal to play their scheduled game in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in their home state, has once again drawn worldwide attention to the ongoing racial injustices which plague…
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…. in rapid succession, bullets tore through bones, tissue, sinews, rupturing blood vessels, severing the connection between brain and legs, possibly confining a 29 year old father to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. After the fact, people sit back like Monday morning quarterbacks and dissect the…
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When asked the question, “How do you define a leader,” most of us will quickly respond… vision, influence, communication, positivity, creativity etc., etc., etc. But, when asked the question, “What does a leader LOOK like,” the response is sometimes slower. Some will say well, there is no special look, it’s about the skills, it’s about the…
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No matter what your beliefs or political affiliation, history demands that we pause for a moment and recognize the significance of Kamala Harris’ selection as the presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate, and the first Black woman, and first Asian American woman to run for this seat on a major party ticket. On social media,…
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July saw the return of several sporting leagues across the nation and across the world. As the US and the world continues to grapple with the ongoing pandemic, it is a welcome feeling to see sports creating a sense of hope for the community. In addition to safely returning to play with strong testing and…
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When I was a teenager, I went to a basketball summer camp in the Catskill Mountains. There were five other white guys and a black guy. One of the white guys was dropping the N-word constantly on the black guy until I challenged him. He knocked me out. The black guy was Lew Alcindor then,…
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