Thoughts Processed: Why do we love Michael Jordan so much?

I recently got a new pair of Jordan's, and I was extremely happy! I started to think about how this guy hasn't played in 18 years. Why do I still get excited about his shoes? I was on Facebook, and one of the groups that I am in was talking about Jordan. Someone compared him to Lebron and a member of the group made a video. He was pissed, I am 37, he was older than me. Hella mad that someone would even bring Jordan up in a discussion about Lebron James. He felt that there was no argument to be made. Just some thoughts on why we like MJ the way we do.

The Lockdown may have been the key to energize the youth intellectually!

Courtesy of Riah Shots When schools closed due to Covid-19 earlier this year. I was concerned for students academically, socially and emotionally. While there have been frustrations here and there with online learning, our society has presented a number of topics that students have no choice but to notice. Courtesy of Riah Shots This morning, … Continue reading The Lockdown may have been the key to energize the youth intellectually! →

No jokes. Sports leagues taking unprecedented measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus

Only other time in my 37 years that I can remember sports being cancelled on a wide scale in the US like this due to an emergency was 9/11. The NBA season has been suspended, and NCAA Championship Week has been canceled with nearly all conferences making the decision to cancel their conference tournaments. The … Continue reading No jokes. Sports leagues taking unprecedented measures to stop the spread of the Coronavirus →

James Harden is Earl “The Pearl” Monroe 2.0

At one point in time, Earl Monroe was considered the best one on one basketball player in the NBA. Today, the same is said about James Harden. Innovative is how I would describe both of their games. Another word would be unstoppable. Wizards with the basketball in their hands, Monroe had ball handling skills that … Continue reading James Harden is Earl “The Pearl” Monroe 2.0 →

Footballs first female scholarship skill player

Of all the sports, football is the one sport I didn't think inclusion for women was possible due to the physicality of the game(Sexist comment). Toni Harris has proven me and a lot of men wrong, epitomizing the idea of staying outside the box.

Happy Presidents Day!

"The world must be safe for democracy"- Woodrow Wilson It's president’s day! I was going to list the twelve presidents who were slave owners. Eight of those Presidents were slave owners while in office. Instead I listed five presidents that made racism, xenophobia and moral hypocrisy pillars of American culture. Woodrow Wilson- Woodrow Wilson served … Continue reading Happy Presidents Day! →