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You Probably Can’t “Live Every Day Like It’s Your Last”, But Here’s What You CAN Do…

Jemar Tisby

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant unexpectedly died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26. Bryant’s 13-year old daughter Gianna, John Altobelli, 56, his daughter Alyssa Altobelli and wife Keri Altobelli along with Christina Mauser, Sarah Chester, her daughter Peyton, and the pilot Ara Zobayan, also perished in the crash. The news struck like a power […]

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What Happened to LeBron James Reminds Us That No Amount of Success Can Shield Black People from Racism

Jemar Tisby

On the eve of the NBA finals conversations typically hover around how long the series will go, whether a certain player will come through in the clutch, and which sportscaster’s predictions will play out. But in an interview on Wednesday, the conversation veered from basketball to racism.  Someone scrawled the n-word across the front gate […]

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3 Quick Exhortations for Christians on Dealing with Men Like Donald Sterling

The Witness

This weekend, it was reported that Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers, made racist remarks in a heated conversation with his girlfriend. The audio (obtained by an online gossip magazine) strongly suggests that Sterling has very unhealthy views regarding culture and ethnicity. It has also been reported that this isn’t the first […]

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