“Anthony, why are you overseas?” I am overseas because I cannot find a job in the United States within my field. I am overseas because there are no jobs that pay like overseas basketball jobs. I am overseas because I don’t want to cook, or accept part time jobs working with kids. I am overseas[...]
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Why would I go overseas?
October 5th, 2016 - 8:37 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Adversity is Nothing #2
Up until the friendly match that Avery and I played last Sunday against a Croatian team that is participating in the actual basketball tournament, my time in Malaysia has been cool. The two other import players from America are really good basketball players. The food has been amazing, with the exce[...]
August 30th, 2016 - 12:45 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Why, What, How, Where, When?
Why have me read, Ellison, Baldwin, Parks, and Wright as a kid, if at the end of the day, I was supposed to simply accept the cards I was dealt. What was the point of learning and studying about Malcolm, Toure, Seale and Huey, if all we are going to do in response to police […][...]
August 15th, 2016 - 10:04 am § in Christianity, Religion
Steve’s Thought For The Day
As Steve Schwartz is spending the rest of the summer taking a boat ride up the Georgia Straight I’ll be forwarding any thoughts he sends me for the next couple of weeks. Something I have noted: Black Christianity is very, very different then the white version. Other than the Seventh Day Adv[...]
June 23rd, 2016 - 12:36 pm § in Politics
GOP then and now
In 1964, Republicans joined with Democrats to pass the Civil Rights Act. Things have changed. This is what the GOP looks like today. (Read story here.) [...]
Not thinking big enough
It’s been widely reported, in recent months, that black people, who were and continue to be disproportionately affected by anti-marijuana laws, are now being excluded from the growing legalized pot industry. In Seattle, this reality combined with growing frustrations over the gentrification of[...]
June 3rd, 2016 - 12:56 pm § in Uncategorized
Comment by Chinazor Africa: where black is still beautiful – contrary to a BBC new report of January 2013 headlined “Africa: where black is still not beautiful”
Contrary to a BBC new report of January 2013 headlined “Africa: where black is still not beautiful” There is upsurge in skin-bleaching by African women who want to look white, which they believe is the standard of beauty. According to United Nations published reports Nigerian women leads[...]
More than just football players
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[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 10:54 am § in Misc.
What Should Ben Carson Do? THE DON & DOC TICKET!
A ticket with TRUMP and BEN would be a killer! If Trump ands Ben agreed to run as a joint ticket now, TRUMP’s votes in the South, amongst evangelicals, in Texas, … all would soar. I suspect the ticket would also get Black supprt ..especially as many church goers in the Black community [...]
Adversity is Nothing #3
Seri Matiari is a tournament held in Malaysia, that up until this year, featured teams that play in NBL Asia. The majority of those teams in last year’s tournament were local Malaysian teams, and one team from the Philippines. This year in an attempt to increase the legitimacy of the NBL Asia leag[...]