Saddened to read the news this morning. Former NBA player, Jerome Kersey has passed away at age 52. Kersey was one of my favorite players growing up. The small forwards best years were played with the Portland Trailblazers. I just remember the passion that he played with. He use to dunk re[...]
Posts Tagged ‘commentary by Anthony’
Another Mitzvah in the spirit of Christmas
This is a wonderful mitzvah Naomi Feil, a Jewish woman, singing Christian hymns for a woman with Alzheimers. Gladys. Gladys is unable to speak and must have very fragmented memories but her religion remains core Gladys identity. . When Naomi sings about Jesus and embraces Gladys the two [...]
Time for real progress
What some would consider progress over the last 60 years since the Montgomery Bus Boycotts is really just widespread tokenism. Progress for a few is not progress at all unless we are looking at it from an individualistic-assimilationist point of view. This view focuses on the success of a few whil[...]
Pimp/Player mentality prevalent in Black Male Culture
Listen to how Snoop Dogg, one of the most influential black men of my generation speaks about the desire to be a pimp. “I dreamed of being a pimp.” Snoop Dogg grew up watching, and eventually trying to emulate blaxploitation movies. One movie that comes to mind is The Mack. This movie [...]
Class and Leadership in the Black Community
Alright before I begin, It has to be understood that black people are different. These are my thoughts, based on my life and understanding of the Black Experience. This is hypothetically speaking. At no point during our history here in America, nor before while in Africa have all black people been[...]
WHy is Cory Booker not praised in the Black community?
Recently a friend of mine asked me why New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker does not receive more recognition in the Black community as a leader? Although I do not speak for all black people I will attempt to give my friend an answer from my perspective. Although I do feel Cory Booker should be admired[...]
October 14th, 2014 - 6:19 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
The time is now for Russell Westbrook
Injuries are an unfortunate part of sports. My heart goes out to last years NBA MVP Kevin Durant. I hope he has a speedy full recovery. With that said injuries present opportunities for teammates to step up. I recently questioned whether or not Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant can play togethe[...]
October 14th, 2014 - 5:31 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Temporary fix from reality
Last week after the Seattle Seahawks Monday Night Football victory the city of Seattle was happy and full of energy. While on the bus last week a few days before the Dallas Cowboy game, I overheard two women talking about the fact that the Seahawks have brought the city together. To a degree t[...]
Letter to the President of the University of Washington
Dear President Young, My name is Anthony Washington. I am a former student-athlete at the University of Washington. I played under Lorenzo Romar from 2002-2004, before leaving after my sophomore year with 96 credits. A few days ago a friend of mine sent me a link to a story on ESPN by Adam Ritte[...]
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