Guest Commentator
BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Dr. Harry Edwards, PhD, Professor Emeritus UC Berkeley Sociology Department - Sociology of sport, family, race and ethnic relations. Dr. Edwards has been a consultant with producers of sports related programs for numerous television and film productions in the United States and abroad over the last 40 years. He has received dozens of awards and honors, including several honorary doctorate degrees and has been honored by the University of Texas which has established the “Dr. Harry Edwards Lectures”, a permanent series of invited lectures on themes related to sport and society. He has written scores of articles and four books: The Struggle That Must Be: An Autobiography, Sociology of Sport, Black Students, Revolt Of The Black Athlete. Contact Dr. Edwards. David A. Love, JD Managing Editor: Nancy Littlefield, MBA Publisher: Peter Gamble
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
He taught us all by word and example that there can be no "for sale" sign, no "price tag" on principles, human dignity, and freedom
It is only when a GIANT passes from among us and we stand blinking and rubbing our eyes in the glaring reality of our loss that…
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Guest Commentary
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Given the challenges that cadets - and female cadets in particular - must surmount to progress and graduate from West Point, the very notion, the presumption that the raised fist gesture among these young adult African-American women is freighted with any of the odious and utterly objectionable implications and imagery as the Nazi salute is insanely ludicrous.
If the current turmoil over the meaning and appropriateness of a photographed gesture made by uniformed African-American female West Point cadets is to be rationally considered,…
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