More than a game

The Washington Post writer Eugene Robinson reminds us in “Hail to the Washingtons” that it’s not just about sports and we cannot continue to play the game of race (i.e. denial, silent acceptance, blame- shifting, ‘historical fantasy’) as usual.  The use of the racial slur ‘red skin’ is inappropriate in every other context and should never […]

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Race Badges

The debate over the name of Washington’s football team rages on. Despite protests over the blatantly obvious fact that it is a racial slur and an inaccurate description of persons indigenous to what is now the United States, the owner of the team has referred to the name as a “badge of honor.”  Really?  Who gave […]

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