Sports, Arts and Culture

The legacy of 42

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the great baseball Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier…

April 18, 2022

Baseball lockout ends, players union lauds ‘significant progress’

The 99-day player lockout, imposed by Major League Baseball, came to an end March 10. The eight-member executive subcommittee together…

March 17, 2022

Opening games canceled as baseball bosses wage economic warfare  

Bulletin: On March 10 the owners and the Players Association agreed to a new contract, ending the 99-day lockout imposed…

March 10, 2022

The West has lost all credibility

Last year, an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, forbade their students from discussing the occupation of Palestine, due to the…

March 7, 2022

Misogyny again exposed in U.S. sports

Misogyny rooted in patriarchy has permeated every aspect of U.S. society from the time the butcher Christopher Columbus and his…

March 1, 2022

China holds first-ever carbon-neutral Olympics

This year’s Beijing Winter Olympics is the first in history to be carbon-neutral. This includes renewable energy in all game…

February 14, 2022

Social implications of Brian Flores’ lawsuit vs. the NFL

The single most popular sports event in the U.S., amateur or professional, is the annual Super Bowl, where the National…

February 8, 2022

‘Sir Sidney Poitier’

The following is a lightly edited commentary. For nearly a century, Sir Sidney Poitier lived and worked in the United…

January 28, 2022

Sidney Poitier: A brilliant ‘force of nature’ on and off the screen

After the heartbreaking news of Sidney Poitier’s death at 94 on Jan. 6, unparalleled adjectives have been used — from…

January 10, 2022

Betty White’s anti-racist act − an appreciation

There have been many accolades showered on the trailblazing and multiple Emmy-winning comedian Betty White, who died in her sleep…

January 4, 2022