The St. Louis Rams may have a losing record, but by all accounts, they won last night.
Taking a page from the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose, Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush decided to wear a warm-up shirt with the phrase “I can’t breathe” scrawled over the front as a way to protest the death of Eric Garner and challenge police violence nationwide. Just a day before, Rose was seen rocking a similar […]
The Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases have put gasoline on racial tensions in our country. After the grand jury decided not to indict NYPD…
Joining the St. Louis Rams in their Sunday protest to stand in solidarity with demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., members of Congress took to the House floor to broadcast their “Hands Up!” gesture and speak out against police violence. The four individuals, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, raised their hands, palms out, to show the […]
Following Sunday night football’s “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot,” silent demonstration in support of Ferguson protesters demanding justice for Michael Brown Jr., the St. Louis Police Officers Association called for the punishment and an apology from the St. Louis Ram players who participated. And they got it. Well, according to St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar. Hours after Rams coach Jeff […]
As with the Trayvon Martin case, professional athletes are using their platforms to bring awareness to racial issues within our country. Earlier this year the Los…
Police in St. Louis can’t stop adding insult to injury when it comes to the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown Jr. and the decision not to charge Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in his death. Before hitting the NFL field for pre-game introductions Sunday, five St. Louis Rams players stood side-by-side with their hands […]
Michael Sam made headlines this year as he became the first openly gay football player to be drafted to the NFL. Though he didn’t make it past final cuts and was eventually dropped from the St. Louis Rams, his inspiring story reached far and wide. Now, the hunk is gracing the cover of GQ‘s December […]
