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Sneakerhead Scholar

Religion x Hip-Hop x Pop Culture x Social Commentary x Sneaker Talk

  • Hashtag Activism Ain’t Gone Cut It Anymore!: The Response Blacks Really Need From White Allies
  • When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence- Part 1: Goddamn Cunningham!
  • Our Kids Can’t Really Be Friends: How White Supremacy and Fragility Affect the Relationships of Children.
  • The Theology of a Sneakerhead
  • More

    Tag: Life

    When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice From My Adolescence, Part 4: “Tell or Go to Jail!”

    It was a hot Summer. Yea, I know every Summer is hot but the summer of my senior year was the hottest ever, and it didn’t have…… Read more “When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice From My Adolescence, Part 4: “Tell or Go to Jail!””

    September 4, 2019September 18, 2019 by Informed Scholar

    When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence Part 3: “You Punks in a Gang?”

    “What do you want to be when you grow up?” has to be the single most asked question to kids in school. It’s a loaded question that…… Read more “When They Saw Me: Stories of Police Injustice from My Adolescence Part 3: “You Punks in a Gang?””

    July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by Informed Scholar

    The Jabari Tribe: The Hood of Wakanda

    If we don’t give our hoods around the world a seat at the table there will not be any real unity within the Diaspora, and consequently no changes to the oppression we face in the world.

    March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by Informed Scholar

    They’re Hating, I’m Inspired: What Black Fathers Can Learn From LaVar Ball

    Over a year ago the world was introduced LaVar Ball sitting court side of his son Lonzo Ball’s basketball game as he prepared to lead UCLA on…… Read more “They’re Hating, I’m Inspired: What Black Fathers Can Learn From LaVar Ball”

    December 18, 2017 by Informed Scholar

    The Second Gospel of KRIT: Why 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time is Good News to Hip-Hop

    Two years ago when Justin Scott, better known to the rest of the world as Big KRIT, dropped his classic album Cadillactica, it was like a new…… Read more “The Second Gospel of KRIT: Why 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time is Good News to Hip-Hop”

    November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 by Informed Scholar

    The Theology of a Sneakerhead

    “Shoes was the worstest trouble. We weared rough russets when it got cold, and it seem powerful strange they’d never git them to fit… We prays for…… Read more “The Theology of a Sneakerhead”

    November 7, 2017 by Informed Scholar

    Black People Have A Reason to Be Mean, But We’re Not… You’re Welcome!

    It seems as much as I try to avoid conversations about the ugliness of our race relationships in America, the more I have to talk about them.…… Read more “Black People Have A Reason to Be Mean, But We’re Not… You’re Welcome!”

    September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 by Informed Scholar

    When Black Fathers Protect Their Sons

    Shonda Rhimes provoked the emotions of the nation once again with one of her latest episodes of Scandal entitled “Lawn Chair”, only this time the scandal didn’t…… Read more “When Black Fathers Protect Their Sons”

    March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 by Informed Scholar
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