How can African Americans expect to rid our society of bigotry and racism towards the African American community, if we practice bigotry towards other minority groups.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘commentary by Anthony’
April 2nd, 2015 - 10:37 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
New President brings Hope to Nigeria
Will Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, be able to bring stability to a country crippled by terrorism and a corrupt government? Muhammadu Buhari, a former general, who came to power in Nigeria in 1983 via a military coup and was ousted by another military coup two years later in 19[...]
Get money, but don’t exploit!
Autonomy and Entrepreneurship are positive components of African American urban male street culture. There is absolutely nothing wrong with young African American men not wanting to conform to society’s standards. African American males are not wrong for wanting to start businesses and wanting[...]
March 13th, 2015 - 10:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene
African American males have to broaden our Cultural Spectrum
One of the main obstacles in the way of employment for African American males is the public school system and the urban street culture mentality that a poor education system perpetuates. Poor public education does not prepare kids intellectually which makes it very tough to gain access to higher e[...]
March 11th, 2015 - 12:10 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Sad day
A good friend, who will go unnamed in this piece out of respect to his loved ones, passed away. I always find myself thinking, why am I still here after I hear about a childhood friend or former teammate being murdered or locked up in prison? What did I do to be fortunate enough to […][...]
Anthony Washington: Black Lives Matter, Cuban Americans and the Tea Party
The Black Lives Matter movement cannot squander the momentum and support gained on the national level. The BLM movement needs to expand from just a cultural phenomenon, to a social, economic and political entity. The movement has taken steps in the right direction creating a plan deemed, “Campai[...]
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 [...]
March 5th, 2015 - 10:06 am § in America, The Ave Scene
I am done turning the other cheek
At 32 years old, I am fed up with having to always turn the other cheek in order to keep my job, and at one point my basketball scholarship. I am highly disappointed that most of the people that tell me to turn the other cheek are older black people, or older minorities of various […][...]
March 3rd, 2015 - 2:07 pm § in America
Black Billionaire
Some of my friends are excited that Michael Jordan is now a member of the Forbes Billionaire list. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12407104/michael-jordan-makes-debut-forbes-world-billionaires-list They feel like MJ’s arrival on the Billionaire list is a huge accomplishment for black peo[...]
Take one out of Hitlers book.
Why is it wrong for African American men to be attracted to women of all ethnicities? Do African American women expect African American men to ignore any sense of attraction they may have towards other women? If it is true [...]