The NCAA must do more to help prepare current and former student athletes for life after sports. A start would be allowing kids to actually major in subjects they are interested in. In 2002, I received an athletic scholarship, for basketball, from the University of Washington. I attended the schoo[...]
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December 14th, 2015 - 10:55 pm § in Misc.
The Racial Hypocrisy of College Sports
Charlie James Pure Bull how these young men are used to make money but they fight against the average Black student. The height of hypocrisy in higher education – The Boston Globe Universities bring African-American men to campus at grotesque levels to earn the school millions in football an[...]
April 26th, 2015 - 1:16 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Building Africatown
Ms. Helen, Chicken and Waffles and Africatown, : Visions for the future Despite our friendship with Ave author (and former Garfield HS basketball star) Anthony Washington, the athletic heritage of Garfield seems doomed unless the school begins to emulate the UW and import black men who can jump . [...]
March 5th, 2015 - 1:53 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
One of my favorite Knicks
Last Saturday, retired 13-year NBA veteran Anthony Mason, passed away at the age of 48 years old. Anthony Mason player for numerous teams during his 13 year career, but I will always remember him as a Knick. This is despite the fact that his best statistical year came the year he was traded to [...]
September 21st, 2014 - 3:47 pm § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Where to eat!
Nate’s Wings and Waffles in the same location at 9261 57th Ave S. A collaboration between Happy Grillmore’s Darren McGill and restauranteur Marcus Lalario (Li’l Woody’s) is opening, The Ave’s own Husky basketball star, Anthony Washington. is part of the at the new[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 2:17 pm § in Misc.
The AAUP Should Take a Stand For Unionizing the Huskies!
Northwestern U. Football Players Can Unionize, Labor Board Rules The UW chapter of the AAUP has been very supportive of the working rights of non-tenured faculty. The argument has been that these faculty function as workers and therefore need the protection of a union. While I wish that need did n[...]
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