Black Athletes, White Women (Revisited)


I was watching a golf tournament on television, as Tiger Woods extended his winning streak on the PGA tour. His winning streak is virtually unprecedented, and yet something more unusual caught my eye. There … in a sea of White golf fans, Tiger was embracing his wife, an angelic White woman.”

“My question to Tiger and Black athletes is, “What kind of impact, if any, should their private lives has on a social conscience?” And, “What impact does it have on young Black girls? Does it undermine their self-esteem and confidence? What about girls abandoned by their fathers?”

TheStateOf…the color line. I don’t know if she’s “angelic;” she’s “above average.” Love sees no color, but can’t some of these brothas marry a sista!

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