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I THOUGHT I Heard the Sound of the Abundance of Rain: The Jason Collins Story

May 9, 2013by the uppity negro 1 Comment

 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. \ 1 Kings 18:41, King James Version Recently, the United […]

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Church and Society, Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion, Sports, The Color Line
Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook after San Antonio Spurs, Playoffs game, 2012

NBA Nerd Swag: The NBA’s Impotent Infantilizing Style

June 12, 2012by the uppity negro 7 Comments

Black fashion in the last three to four years did hard U-turn and at the current moment we’ve completely decided to head retro with fashion and styles on both sides […]

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Cultural Critique, Pop Culture, Sports, The Color Line
December 11, 2011, Broncos defeat Bears 13-10 in overtime

In Tim Tebow We Trust

December 12, 2011by the uppity negro 7 Comments

Let me be upfront: I’m a Chicago native born and raised.  I tried running away from it when I graduated high school.  I didn’t want to be associated with those […]

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The Strange Occurrence of the Uppity Negro and the Uncle Tom: Jalen Rose and Grant Hill

March 17, 2011by the uppity negro 11 Comments

On this past Sunday night, ESPN had a much anticipated documentary on the namesake Fab Five team of starters on the 1991-92 Michigan (University of Michigan) basketball squad.  They’re known […]

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It’s An Issue of Brand Loyalty (and some other stuff): Why Lebron James Went to Miami

July 9, 2010by the uppity negro 2 Comments

Let the record show that this is my first EVAR sports blog piece.  I’m actually creating a new category for it. Now on to business. I usually always scoffed at […]

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