PinnedSeriously — Why Do Highly Educated White People Support Donald Trump?It’s not that I spend a lot of time thinking about the supporters of former president Donald Trump. It’s generally when I take off my…Sep 131Sep 131
PinnedRacial Justice is not the Political Bogeyman2024 has taken off without a Chapel Hill snowfall — now full speed ahead with pollen and concern for the November election. What started…Mar 29Mar 29
NCAA College Women’s Basketball at a Crossroads: Glory or Graveyard for the AlumnaeThe Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is off to a great start with more attention by fans — both avid and casual ones…May 22May 22
Netanyahu, Faith, and ForgivenessLike most of you, I have anxiety over the tragic Israel-Hamas conflict. For decades my brain has wrestled with this ongoing struggle…Oct 15, 20231Oct 15, 20231
Black. American. Benin.I’ve always enjoyed traveling. Perhaps another immeasurable blessing from my mother who read vociferously, which seemingly naturally became…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
The MADness of March: An Old School Point Guard on College Basketball’s National TreasureIt only makes sense that a former basketball player living in Chapel Hill would have lots of thoughts on the 2023 NCAA DI March Madness…Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023
Memphis, White Supremacy, and Madness“The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” W.E B. Du Bois in Black Reconstruction in…Jan 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023
Sanders and Staley: Sport Icons Boldly Challenging the Status QuoElite Black athletes have set the standard in many American sports. One of the most decorated and vocal has been Deion “Prime Time”…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Virginia Reflections: The Week of Tragedy and TriumphFirst it was the constant phone buzzing and then the flurry of emails. Alert. Alert. Alert. I thought the late Sunday evening text messages…Nov 22, 2022Nov 22, 2022
