Black players in American professional football

Hip hop artist and basketball players are both performers, who have a rich connection and similar persona, showcasing style, swagger, urbanism, bravado, and coolness. This rich bond was established in 1979; from 1984 to 2009, a new era was conceived, known as “The Dunkadelic Era.” In 1979, the first mainstream explicit connection between hip-hop and basketball was established. The Sugarhill Gang’s hit song “Rapper’s Delight,” which is commonly referred to as the first mainstream hip-hop song,…

Let’s get something straight: Any ranking of the greatest black athletes ever that doesn’t include Tiger Woods is not something I can get behind. This list, the result of public responses to surveys conducted by SurveyMonkey for The Undefeated, could be called “50 Great Athletes People Admire Most” or “Americans’ 50 Favorite Black Athletes.” But it ain’t a credible list of the greatest if it doesn’t include Tiger. You can dislike Tiger and you can dislike golf, but if you fail to acknowledge…

an American sportswear company. The company was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sport by student Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman. Knight was a middle-distance runner for Oregon University team and Bowerman coached local team. Both of them felt the lack of good equipment for the competition at an affordable price. In fact, the only serious brand in this area was then Adidas, but, unfortunately, their athletic shoes were highly priced and the products of local companies for professional…

Moral and ethical conduct, integrity, accountability, and the theory of the effects of the environment on healing are fundamental to nursing professionals. The Board of Nursing and other professional organizations have always been essential to keeping these practices in place. However, The Board of Nursing and professional organizations have differences. These differences include the number of members, implementing regulations, issuing nursing licenses and providing support for nurses nationwide…

time of segregation in the 1960’s. The setting of a small southern town in the 1930s when the depression was hitting them hardest and African Americans were still segregated opened the eyes of the people in the south during the 1960’s and beyond. The story follows a tomboy named Scout trying to find herself during a time when her father is defending a black man in court. Her father is a constant source of wisdom and grounds the family when they are faced with judgement from the people of the…

with the highest percentage of schools with Native American mascots were found in the Midwest. In these areas it was further discovered that they are home to very few Native American people. A major reasoning as to why these school mascots go untested is because “Native American removal and institutionalized racism has provided these schools license to continue using such imagery and names” (Moya-Smith paragraph 4). With the lack of Native American population in these areas, there is no one…

and motivate yourself to be better at something. It is an international sport and everyone is well aware of who the “superstars” are in the game and drive themselves too best just like them but better. We see the game changing every day when new players introduce new style and techniques to the game to make it…

It is important to remember that some symptoms that we as Americans mark as pathological are in fact considered normal in other cultures. For example, in my Abnormal Psychology class we talked about symptoms of schizophrenia. One symptom of schizophrenia is auditory/visual hallucinations. In the United States, we…

characters and express their enthusiasm. Another example of Brazil’s pop culture is through their passion for football. Currently holding the record number of victories, Brazil is the only country that has qualified for every World Cup competition. Their pop culture is reflected through their worldwide media outbreak of this sport, with over 10,000 Brazilian players on a professional level. Brazil even hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. FOLK CULTURE As well as popular culture,…

It is often said that life is not black and white and that there are shades of gray, which holds to be true in terms of a person’s sexuality, race, and morality. Only viewed in black and white, feminism to this day is considered a radical notion rather than a necessity. A pink or blue blanket at birth cannot be the only determining factor of a person 's future; yet, those particular colors have been leading and continue to lead to controversy year after year. Feminism is a movement that has the…