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NFL finally comes to on impact of head trauma

By Milton Kent

9:36 AM on 12/23/2009

OPINION - On October 28, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was slammed about a House Judiciary Committee hearing room like a quarterback facing a blitz.
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Hiring three new black college football coaches is a good start

By Milton Kent

8:06 AM on 12/14/2009

OPINION - The hiring of three black college football head coaches this past week suggests that the efforts of lobbyists may finally be paying off...
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NCAA may say 'Yes we can' by selecting black president

By Milton Kent

8:49 AM on 10/27/2009

OPINION - By the end of this week, the NCAA may start the process of joining the rest of the country in making history...
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Limbaugh's bid facing a strong 'Rush' defense

By Milton Kent

8:42 AM on 10/13/2009

OPINION - Rush Limbaugh wants to buy into the NFL? This is a joke, right? The guy who once said that the league...
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'Brothers' has potential, but may not go the distance

By Milton Kent

8:55 AM on 10/02/2009

OPINION - The "Brothers" writers have exceptional talent to call upon, yet, in football parlance, they are afraid to stretch the field and allow the actors to run.
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Law & Order's lieutenant sets gold standard for black women in TV

By Milton Kent

7:54 AM on 09/21/2009

OPINION - In a medium that typically casts black women in their professional lives as domestics, Lieutenant Anita Van Buren of TV show Law & Order stands out...
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Vick could make NAACP look like Chicken Little

By Milton Kent

10:38 AM on 08/31/2009

OPINION -- By dragging the NAACP into the fray, chapter president J. Whyatt Mondesire threatens to make the organization out to be no better than a Chicken Little of civil rights...
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Do black men prefer their women larger?

By Milton Kent

11:00 AM on 08/26/2009

OPINION - There's no question that the average African-American woman is likely to adopt India.Arie's credo that she just "ain't built like a supermodel."
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Black men can coach

By Milton Kent

9:08 AM on 08/12/2009

OPINION - Right about now, Mike Locksley and DeWayne Walker are handing out the helmets, dusting off the whistles...
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Happy 'Birther' Day, Mr. President

By Milton Kent

7:47 AM on 08/04/2009

As stunning as it may sound, given the right wing obsession over whether Barack Obama was really born in America...
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Baseball needs more black stars

By Milton Kent

7:49 AM on 07/13/2009

There's good news and bad news to report to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig from my family gathering this weekend. The good news is that John and Joshua, my 17 and 13-year-old great nephews like to play baseball. The bad news: They don't like to watch it on television....
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Athletes and guns: a dangerous combination

By Milton Kent

8:15 AM on 07/07/2009

Police remove a body from the apartment where Steve McNair was shot on Saturday (AP Photo/Ed Rode) Say whatever you want about the Independence Day shooting that snuffed out the lives of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a 20-year-old companion (and God knows there has been plenty said to...
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Why should basketball players have to go to college?

By Milton Kent

8:03 AM on 07/02/2009

What do Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have in common? The facile answer is that, as of the most recently concluded season, they are all winners of the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, the most prestigious given out by the league. The four men share another...
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Average black family more Chris Rock than Cosby

By Milton Kent

4:46 PM on 06/16/2009

Let's face it: the summer television season, with its wasteland of sitcoms and dramas unworthy of the regular calendar, as well as reality shows featuring Z-list celebrities and bizarro competitions, is the best endorsement for getting out and taking an evening walk after work. But this summer's TV schedule gives...
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