NBA

Racism, police terror & NBA Finals

Cleveland has made major headlines -- and rightfully so -- since the Nov. 22 shooting death of Tamir Rice, a…

June 16, 2015

Fallout from Donald Sterling’s racism

By Sekou Parker & John Parker Los Angeles What happens when you ignore racism? Does it go away and die…

May 8, 2014

Los Angeles protest targets racist Sterling

An emergency protest was held April 29 in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles against the racist comments…

May 2, 2014

Racism, sports and Donald Sterling

The owner of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, was caught on audiotape April 9 making undeniably…

April 27, 2014

First Jackie Robinson; now Jason Collins

When the great African-American baseball player, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier of the then all-white, segregated Major Baseball League…

May 9, 2013

NBA great Dennis Rodman meets with Korean leader, punctures U.S. cold war myths

The visit of retired basketball defensive superstar Dennis Rodman to the socialist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from Feb. 26…

March 5, 2013