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JESSE WASHINGTON
JOURNALIST   AUTHOR
ESPN'S THE UNDEFEATED


WRITING

The Untold Story of Andrew Johnson's Dreadlocks

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

Justin Gatlin Defeats Usain Bolt

Jim Brown Has No Time For Games

How J.R. Smith Bounced Back From Game 1

Charles Barkley: Up From Leeds

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After A Race Like This, Nobody Cares About Football

Why Are So Many Walk-Ons White?

Aliquippa's First Black Football Coach

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

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ESPN VIDEOS

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 dreadlocks rather than forfeit a match. Read the full story here. 
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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.

Outside The Lines - LaVar Ball
"LaVar Ball’s proposed pro basketball league for high school graduates is like those shoes that are supposed to increase your vertical: Looks good, but a bad idea for almost everyone. Instead, let’s fix college basketball so it provides a real education for athletes. That would be worth much more, long term, than what Ball is offering to pay these kids." read more
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​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 - SportsCenter

​Rio Olympics - Anthony Ervin


Holcombe Belongs In The Hall Of Fame


Charles Barkley

Tweets by @jessewashington



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