The Professor and the Pugilist

As the story has been told endless times, when Jack Johnson became the heavyweight champion after defeating Tommy Burns 105 years ago, the...

The history of boxing is full of cautionary tales of fighters who have quickly achieved fame and fortune and lost it all just as fast. The a...

While the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin situation is creating a necessary conversation about bullying, a discussion about black manho...

The Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant’s outburst on the sidelines last Sunday raises interesting questions about race, rage, and the blac...

While the recent strike by Grambling football players highlights the long history of separate and unequal funding for black colleges, th...

Lately, there has been numerous writings and a lot of rhetoric about the problems of big time college sports and the exploitation of stude...