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JESSE WASHINGTON
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WRITING

What LeBron James Is Giving Bronny Comes From a Father's Love

Marcus Freeman Focuses on Each Moment, Not Making History

Equal Opportunity for Black Coaches in College Football?


Michigan's Sherrone Moore Has the Luxury of Just Being a Coach

Why Basketball is the Best Sport in the World

LeBron Makes It Official: Marijuana Is Mainstream in the NBA

Deion Sanders, Pat Narduzzi Say the Quiet Part Out Loud: College Players Are Replaceable

Kansas Basketball Gets Out of Jail Free, But Falsehoods Are There for All to See

I Was Wrong for Saying Mac McClung Was in the Dunk Contest Because He's White

LeBron, Kyrie, and the Legacy of Black Fathers and Sons

​After A Race Like This, Nobody Cares About Football

Guilty verdict for Ahmaud Arbery's killers is a welcome sign of progress

Verdict in Derek Chauvin trial brings relief and jubilation

During the pandemic, there are no winners in pickup basketball

Many college coaches out of their comfort zone on George Floyd

Noose comment by Penn State coach points to larger problem

Michael Jordan and "Republicans Buy Sneakers Too"

The Untold Story of Andrew Johnson's Dreadlocks

Where Did The Love Go in Black Music?

Antonio Brown Is An Instagram All-Pro. But Is That The Full Picture?

The Lynching of Jesse Washington

Black Cops Series:  Atlanta    San Francisco    Akron    Pittsburgh

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ESPN VIDEOS

When Twitter Meets Real Life
What happens when a Twitter troll accepts my challenge to play 1-on-1? Nothing good for him. Yes, this really happened.


​​Martin Luther King Jr - College Basketball Intro


​SportsCenter, John Thompson, and I CAME AS A SHADOW



Black Duke Takes Flight

"How did Duke go from ashy to classy? From supposedly privileged punks who vanquished iconic black teams to having a hairstyle named after the 2015 championship squad? From featuring white stars who fizzled in the pros to Zion running through competition like a midnight locomotive?" read more
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Outside The Lines - dreadlocks controversy

Follow-up on my profile of the high school wrestler forced to cut his dreads rather than forfeit a match. Full story here. ​


​ESPN's SportsCenter - Michael Jordan and Social Justice


​NPR's Morning Edition:
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NFL Squeezed By Protests From Both Sides Of Racial Divide

NFL Responds To Trump's Attack With Outpouring of Activism

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Rio Olympics - Into the Favela

​Rio Olympics - Anthony Ervin

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