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Guest Commentator

Ellen Rosner

Ellen Rosner is a free-lance writer living in New Jesey.

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Guest Commentary

Kobe Bryant, Marv Albert&Latrell Sprewell

By Ellen Rosner Guest Commentator

Kobe Bryant, like OJ did, stands at the crossroads of two American myths: Kobe is a Black man accused of raping a White woman and a beloved sports-figure. What happens when America’s dream meets America’s nightmare? When God Bless America meets Birth of a Nation? What does race have to do with it? The media…

Kobe Bryant, like OJ did, stands at the crossroads of two American myths: Kobe is a Black man accused of raping a White woman and a…

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