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Black athletes’ unholy fascination with guns
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Black athletes’ unholy fascination with guns
It seems that not a week goes by without news headlines about athletes, many of whom are Black, being involved with guns. The latest incident to grab our attention involves New England Patriots defensive back Jack Jones, who was detained at Logan Airport with two guns and a clip of bullets in his carry-on bag.
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An unwilling role model
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An unwilling role model
For young basketball fans like my sons, Ja Morant is a symbol of hope, an under-recruited kid out of high school who comes from a two-parent household in the small town of Dalzell, South Carolina.
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