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Showing posts with label Black Athletes. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Black Athletes. Show all posts

7.11.2017

ESPN and The Undefeated’s 50 Greatest Black Athletes

Urban Radio Nation July 11, 2017

Would you rank David Robinson ahead of Tim Duncan? Nearly 20,000 American adults participated in The Undefeated-SurveyMonkey Poll 50...

1.15.2017

Steve Harvey Issues Statement on Trump Visit, D.L. Hughley Blasts Trump and Black Celebrities

Urban Radio Nation January 15, 2017

Steve Harvey's meeting with president elect Donald Trump has received hard hitting criticism, but the harshest backlash has come fro...

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12.09.2008

Some Hard Talk from Stephen A. Smith

Urban Radio Nation December 09, 2008

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Gets Serious About The Reputation Of Black Athletes

Let's Talk About This in Sports Media ......

The tired narrative that successful Black NFL and NBA players were all raised by single mothers. Sports media loves to paint that massively familiarized trope every chance they get. Yes many were raised by their fathers in two parent households. Just take a look at the 2026 NBA Draft.
Like many, we were surprised to see Dwyane Wade's father during his HOF Ceremony. Obviously a great relationship. JR Smith says the NBA created a rift between him and his father, and that distance impacted him early in his career.

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