Polk County Football Week 3 Defensive MVP: Tim Lowery
Timothy Lowery
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When Winter Haven safety and cornerback Timothy Lowery was in his first days as a Blue Devil he asked h...
Polk County Football Week 3 Offensive MVP: Jerome Arius
Jerome Arius
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Late in the fourth quarter of Winter Haven’s home opener against Ridge Community, it looked like Jerome ...
Polk County Football Week 2 Defensive MVP: Jeremy Henderson
Jeremy Henderson
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To give Bartow’s Jeremy Henderson a position would be an insult. The 6’0” 190 pound athlete primaril...
Polk County Football Week 1 Defensive MVP: Alphonso Jackson
Winter Haven senior strong safety Alphonso Jackson was all over the field in the Blue Devils’ 35-0 win over Auburndale. He was a consis...
800 Words or Less #6: Antavio “T.O.” Johnson
The following is an excerpt from my 2012 book The Manual: A Guide to Achievement & Enlightenment in the Urban Community. The book i...
The Striking of the Shepherd: The Deaths of Black American Leaders of the 1960s
“Woe to you…because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them! So you testify that you approve of wha...
“I Have a Dream” 50th Anniversary: Why are we Still Sleep???
Yeah, yeah, I know what today is. I recognize Martin Luther King's dedication to the uplift of his race. But I have a question...
Wh...
Why a Black Man Believes George Zimmerman Deserves an Acquittal
...What? You thought I would stop after basketball season? In case you guys didn't know, the truth has no offseason.
George Zim...
Echa un vistazo a una muestra de El Manual! Ahora en español! The Manual in Spanish!
There's no way in the world I'll be able to correctly translate this. So I'll be straight up.
I decided to reach out to Sp...
Same Sh*t Different Decade: Abusive Relationships in Black Entertainment
Right now, the public is going crazy over Hollywood's newest reconciled relationship. Young musicians Chris Brown and Rihanna are back ...