Courtesy of Mike Morbeck, Wikipedia The NFL has found itself at the forefront of truly spectacular controversies over the past few seasons. While Colin Kaepernick protests and the raising of fists transcends the gridiron into the societal responsibility and consciousness of athletes and fans alike, football is also embroiled in […]
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MLB players show support for a shortened season
Courtesy of Arturo Pardavilla lll, Wikipedia Baseball has been America’s pastime for over 100 years, and while MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has been taking steps to try and shorten the games, players have come out in support of shortening the season. Due to many teams having to cancel games early […]
Controversial arrest sparks outrage in Philadelphia
Courtesy of AKS.9955, Wikipedia Starbucks faces backlash after two black men were arrested for standing in the establishment for two minutes. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson arrived at Starbucks for a real estate business meeting at a Philadelphia Starbucks. After arriving Nelson asked to use the restroom and the manager said […]
Comey’s interview reveals biases in politics
Courtesy of FBI, Wikipedia James Comey made his public reappearance on his Sunday night interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to promote his new book, "A Higher Loyalty," and provide firsthand experience of his time as FBI Director. Comey went into great detail about his childhood, his years as a prosecutor, […]
Medical marijuana should be allowed in sports
Courtesy of Ashton, Wikipedia As we move into a more progressive time period of the history of the United States, certain ideas, actions, and ways of life that were stigmatized for years are now becoming more acceptable in the eye of the public, one of them being the use of […]
YouTube should be held liable like Facebook if guilty
Logo courtesy of Youtube.com A complaint filed to the Federal Trade Commission last week by a group of 23 consumers, child safety and privacy advocacy groups claims that YouTube collects data from children under the age of 13. The 59-page complaint, which can be accessed online, alleges that Google, which […]
Marathons shouldn’t discriminate against trans-women
Photo courtesy of @EntirelyAmelia, Twitter Recently, the magazine Canadian Running published a piece highlighting the achievements of three transgender women who managed to qualify for the women’s division of this year’s Boston Marathon, Stevie Romer of Woodstock, Illinois, Amelia Gapin of Jersey City, New Jersey and Grace Fisher of Hancock, Maryland. […]
NFL Combine questions on sexuality raise concern
Logo courtesy of NFL Combine, Wikipedia The NFL Combine is a weeklong skills showcase that features the league’s top draft hopefuls. The players spend the week going through a series of physically taxing drills such as the three-cone drill, vertical jump, and the 225-pound bench press. While these physical tests […]
Syria needs American intervention to prevent issues
Photo courtesy of Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Flickr President Trump late Friday evening joined European Allied Forces to launch airstrikes on Syria after Bashar Assad’s regime gruesomely released poison gas on the people of Damascus leading to the death of more than 40 people. He announced in a press conference […]
Affluenza should not be considered a mental disorder
Photo courtesy of CDC Amanda Mills Affluenza is a funny word. It sounds real, it’s pronunciation rolling off your tongue like any other verified English word. It looks real, the spelling by all means accurate and almost scientific-looking. It even appears to be real, with its own place in the […]