Al Neal

LATEST ARTICLES BY Al Neal

• Sports

  

  Trump defends Confederate flag, attacks NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace

  July 7, 2020 By Al Neal

  It should come as no surprise that the ringleader of our absurd social, economic, and political circus, Donald J. Trump, still has a few racist tricks up his oversized sleeves.

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• Sports

  

  COVID-19 and on-campus racism create hurdles for college football

  June 30, 2020 By Al Neal

  This COVID-19 health and safety uncertainty has left players and their families with several unanswered questions, and wondering why there should even be a season; why should their kids risk their health?

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• Culture

  

  Pain, hope, change: Boarded-up buildings become canvases for radical art

  June 29, 2020 By Al Neal

  Activist artists transform sealed businesses into public art broadcasting a message of resilience and social transformation.

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• Sports

  

  Federal authorities say ‘no hate crime’ in NASCAR noose incident

  June 25, 2020 By Al Neal

  “The news has disturbed us all, and of course we want justice and know who and why."

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• Culture

  

  [Spoiler-free] Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ reclaims narrative of Black soldiers in Vietnam

  June 25, 2020 By Al Neal

  If, as a civilian observer, you find it important to experience the realities and complexities of war and racism, then Spike Lee’s latest film Da 5 Bloods is required watching.

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• Sports

  

  Premier League kicks off with players saying, ‘Black Lives Matter’

  June 19, 2020 By Al Neal

  Well English football fans, the endless waiting period has finally ended. Sheffield United and Aston Villa took the pitch and restarted the Premier League.

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• Sports

  

  Possible framework for restarting the baseball season?

  June 18, 2020 By Al Neal

  This reporter is cautiously optimistic, but like with everything else right now, only time will tell where we end up.

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• Opinion

  

  This cab driver says he is scared

  June 11, 2020 By Al Neal

  He says what happened in Minneapolis is "wrong."

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