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For those unfamiliar with Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland, he is a legendary basketball player from the 1960s. He was blessed with such skill (he is credited with inventing the crossover dribble) and quickness that he is still considered the most talented point guard in the history of New York City. Rather than bask in the [...]
Keeping in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I suspect many hoops purists are grateful that Allen Iverson has decided to retire from the NBA. With a career scoring average of 27.1 points per game (fifth all time), rising to 29.7 in the playoffs (second only to Michael Jordan), four scoring titles, and a MVP, there is [...]
Hockey is not a sport I follow, but I have been paying attention to the revelation that Brian Burke, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, has a gay son. Coming from the hyper-masculine world of hockey, this is a big deal. The stage for a discussion on homophobia in hockey was set a few [...]
Strange article of the day: The New York Times has a feature on cousins who not only acknowledge an attraction, but get married and have kids. Thanks to the article I’m now familiar with things like “cusbands” and Cousin Couples, a site that works to overturn laws prohibiting cousin love. Is it just me or [...]
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Less than a month after President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the FBI has released its latest statistics on hate crimes. The report contains valuable information on the types of hate crimes (33 percent are property damage, 30 percent are physical attacks, and 30 percent involve intimidation), [...]
With all of the problems in the world today, this tune from Marvin Gaye is as relevant now as when it was originally recorded. The song was recorded in 1972, when Gaye was working with the Mizell brothers (producers of Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, and other jazz-funk artists). Sessions for an upcoming album with the [...]
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Yesterday was the funeral of Jason Mattison, Jr. Jason was a 15 year old Baltimore student who was murdered last week in his aunt’s home. He had been raped, stabbed in the throat and head, gagged with a pillowcase and stuffed into a closet. The perpetrator, 35 year old Dante Parrish, has confessed to the [...]
I usually do not pay much attention to children, but when I read about Will Phillips, I immediately took an interest in his story. Phillips is a 10 yr old in West Fork, Arkansas who is making a statement against homophobia by refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in his school. When asked [...]
One week after gay marriage was defeated in Maine, the LGBT community continues to look for answers. The loss was particularly bittersweet because all the advantages seemed to be on the side of gay marriage supporters. They had more money, local media and politicians were on their side, and polls indicated that it would pass. [...]
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