While violence is part of what it means to be part of the black diaspora in the United States, that is not all it means to be black.
When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life.
We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
Those who support the death penalty are accepting a practice that is both ineffective and fundamentally flawed.
This idea of shared humanity and the connections that we make with one another - that's what, in fact, makes life worth living.
There is simply no better way to generate buzz for soccer in your country than having your team in the World Cup.
The most important and brave thing someone can do, I think, in the face of dehumanization, is to continue to assert their humanity.
Sometimes sports serves as a reprieve from politics, and sometimes it serves as an extension of it.
Sometimes a poem should just be about a girl jumping rope. It doesn't have to be something that is imbued with more despair.
So often, our sporting allegiances are shaped by family tradition, passed down like heirlooms.
We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
Sometimes a poem should just be about a girl jumping rope. It doesn't have to be something that is imbued with more despair.
Older prisoners are more expensive for prisons to house because they tend to require more health care over time.
This idea of shared humanity and the connections that we make with one another - that's what, in fact, makes life worth living.
When you sing that this country was founded on freedom, don't forget the duet of shackles dragging against the ground my entire life.
If you only hear one side of the story, at some point, you have to question who the writer is.
Black artists deserve the opportunity to create work without the burden of alleviating the social ills plaguing many black communities.
While violence is part of what it means to be part of the black diaspora in the United States, that is not all it means to be black.