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An Education in Inequality
What Tim Brown has learned from the Penn State scandal about institutional racism. In life, you never know when you will be presented with a learning opportunity. Often one of the barriers of positive...
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Walk Away
Tim Brown advises men to protect themselves and prevent domestic violence. Domestic abuse is never okay. Chad Johnson, formerly Chad Ochocinco and professional football player, knows this first hand,...
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Fatherhood and the Black Community
Tim Brown hopes he’s up for the challenge of a daughter’s braids someday, too. As a young, single male, I eagerly anticipate the prospect of fatherhood. I feel it is the biggest honor that a man...
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The Amnesia of 9/11
We came together as a country eleven years ago. Can we do it again in 2012? Today is a day that seems to be revered in the hearts of Americans all over the country. Eleven years ago, planes piloted by...
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Life Lessons from Football
Everyone has a plan until they get hit, and other lessons. Over the weekend, my team took one on the chin in heartbreaking fashion. We played very hard and caused the game to go into overtime, but were...
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Why Do Men Marry at All?
Tim Brown thinks of four reasons why he would even consider marriage. This weekend I had a homeboy get married. I know … who plans a wedding during football season, on rivalry weekend at that? Still,...
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Watching Django While Black
Despite the controversy, Tim Brown thinks ‘Django Unchained’ is a great movie. Django Unchained has seen its share of controversy. It’s been out for a few weeks now, and I had a cavalier attitude...
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The Complicated Legacy of Dr. King
In some circles, speaking ill of Dr. King is blasphemous. But wasn’t he just a man like ourselves? January 15th is Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. Dr. King is often the seminal figure in regards to...
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Fruitvale Station: Four Ways It Reinforced What I Know to Be True
Tim Brown looks at Fruitvale Station through the lens of “That could’ve been me.” — When the first rumblings of Fruitvale Station came across the newsfeed, I didn’t know what to expect. I could...
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Don Lemon, Oscar Grant, Marc Lamont Hill and Henry Louis Gates
Tim Brown looks at the profiling that happens even to black men who are well-educated, well-respected and well-known, and thus respectfully disagrees with Don Lemon’s recent talking points. —- Don...
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The N-Word and Education Reform
Tim Brown believes that, “Cultural sensitivity should be a block of granite in the foundation of our education system, taught annually and comprehensively.” — Riley Cooper and Paula Dean have recently...
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Sandra Bland Calls out to Black Men
We need to be arm and arm with black women in courage and action when it comes to destroying the machine that destroys us. —— The recent death of Sandra Bland will be yet another opportunity for the...
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White Terrorism and #BlackLivesMatter
View image | gettyimages.com When the protection of the law bends and skirts the justice system, is this the goal of White terrorism? Today I fired up the internet to find that four people had been...
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The Respectability Politics of Ciara and Russell Wilson’s Relationship
Embed from Getty Images Heavy is the burden of rejection that hangs upon men’s shoulders. __ What a time to be alive. It seems in the age of the internet, every mouse click is a tumble down the rabbit...
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Aja Wilson is rightfully miffed, as she recently reignited the debate about the monetary compensation of playing in the WNBA. Elizabeth Cambage, a center for the Dallas Wings, shared an observatory...
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