An alternative take on the week's news
Former NFL player and current BBC commentator Osi Umenyiora has said that Colin Kaepernick is destined to go down in history alongside Muhammad Ali. Ali transcended boxing, famously refusing to fight in Vietnam, a decision that led to him being stripped of his world title and prohibited for fighting from 1967-1970. His most famous fight... Continue Reading →
This week sees children returning to school and people that act like children from a Richmal Crompton book return to parliament. Prime Minister's Questions is a chance for elected politicians to hold the government of the day to account by asking questions that the public want answering. It should be a professional environment as these... Continue Reading →
You have to give it to Nike. They have owned social media for the last 24 hours. They unveiled Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of their latest campaign and the response was seismic. Gino Fisanotti, Nike's vice president of branding for North America, told ESPN: "We believe Colin is one of the most... Continue Reading →
Aretha Franklin's funeral was peak blackness. A nine hour service, some of the greatest hats ever created and wigs that got progressively more crooked as the service went on. At points, I thought I could almost smell the cookout that the congregation was going to afterwards. Franklin's funeral presented so many beautiful parts of black... Continue Reading →
The government have announced plans to ban the sale of highly caffeinated drinks like Monster and Red Bull to children. About time. The consumption of those drinks by children is ruining lives. That sounds like a grand claim, but it is true. I will never forget my final months in one of my old schools.... Continue Reading →
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