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Posts Tagged ‘commentary by Anthony’
March 12th, 2016 - 1:56 pm § in Misc.
Comment by Anthony: My Son
Anthony Washington Ant just finished his season up. Very proud of this guy. He got mad buckets, but it was his intensity and his defense that impressed me the most. Big hands, long arms and he’s quick. ????? #hesalreadybetterthanme#fatherfirstbeforeanything #proudfather[...]
February 19th, 2016 - 10:06 am § in The Ave Scene
Two Writers Meet
Anthony Washington Very fortunate to meet Knute Berger at last night’s talk by Carver Gayton talking about his recent book on his great-grandfather, a fugitive slave who played a key role in the abolition movement and undergound railroad. Knute is one of Seattle’s leading historian/w[...]
Athletes giving money
Does anyone else notice the large amounts of money that Black athletes are donating to their alma maters? New York Mets outfielder, Curtis Granderson donated $5 million to the University of Illinois-Chicago , Draymond Green, combo forward for the Golden State Warriors gave Michigan State University [...]
January 14th, 2016 - 11:38 am § in Misc.
Anthony: I am Lame
Anthony Washington I’m lame because I wanted the mother of my two youngest children to come home at night, go to school, and love her kids. I am lame because I dont go out, and cant afford the best restaurants. Im lame for quitting hoop, and wanting to be with my kids everyday. Im lame [&helli[...]
January 12th, 2016 - 2:13 pm § in America
Anthony: Everybody move to the back of Bus
An 80-year-old Black man, proud of the accomplishments made during the Civil Rights movement, gets on a half empty Metro bus. This tall, but slightly crouched, handsome, copper complexioned man, with no visible wrinkles, despite his age, would have been 19-20 years old around the time that the Mon[...]
January 11th, 2016 - 10:38 am § in Misc.
Anthony Washington: Where folks sleep
Can you imagine having to sleep outside like this? Not enough shelters in the city, missed the hot meal, provided by the Union Gospel, laying on a ground just as cold as the air a blanket is suppose to protect you from. Constantly at risk of being robbed, harrased by the police, or worse murdered. [[...]
Anthony Washington: I thought Metro Drivers treated me horribly because I was Black.
A white man, with long dirty blonde hair, unshaved, and rocking a fresh shiner on his left eye, was stopped on a metro bus, route 11, headed towards downtown Seattle via Madison avenue, around 7 o’ clock, on a Saturday evening. He was stopped by a middle aged, African American Female Metro bus dri[...]
January 7th, 2016 - 8:32 am § in Misc.
Anthony: Light is on
Anthony Washington I aint going to write nothing crazy, but if people really knew all the shit that I have dealt with since the day that I originally decided to get back into school 6 years ago. I got tears of joy right now. Just a year ago, I had started to accept the fact […][...]
Women should coach Women!
There are eight male head coaches in this years Men’s and Women’s final four. This year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four features four male head coaches. How ridiculous is that? Yes, all teams feature female assistant coaches, but it is wrong that there is not one female head coa[...]