David Straughn, Author at Parle Mag

How a Sociopath Named Bill Cosby Blindfolded Black America and Became a Professional Rapist

Analyzing How A Sociopath Named Bill Cosby Fooled Black America In a single nutshell, Bill Cosby told us, as Blacks, that we should be just like him. In the earlier…

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I Rebuke You, Charlottesville

Last year I came back to my hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, leaving New York after a short stay. I have known this town of Charlottesville for over twenty years. My…

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How The NFL Trained You To Hate Colin Kaepernick – And Why We Need Him

The Evolution of Colin Kaepernick As A Man, Prompted The NFL To Make You Believe He’s Declined As A Player Last year, on an August evening in San Francisco, one…

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Is Michael Jordan Unjustifiably Blamed For Black America’s Sneaker Addiction?

Black America Has A Sneaker Addiction, But Is Michael Jordan To Blame “Republicans buy sneakers, too” – Michael Jordan, 1990. Translation: “Aye man, I just wanna get paid and not…

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Op-Ed

The Trouble With Macklemore “White Privilege II”

The Trouble With Macklemore: How “White Privilege II” Practices Appropriation and Is Insulting to the Art Form of Hip-Hop The internet can be both a gift, and a curse. …

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Op-Ed

Understanding The Anger and the Sadness About the Tamir Rice Decision

I want to express that all of this is written in grief and bereavement. It is written with hands dampened with tears, sliding across a wet keyboard in between pauses…

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Op-Ed

Steve Harvey Miss Universe Incident Further Shows Racial Disparity Between Black and White America

I remember almost two years ago, we were having a fun time at the expense of John Travolta. After the Steve Harvey Miss Universe incident it seems it is his turn.…

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The Ruining of RG3 – And Its Racial Undertones

First and foremost in all things, I am a Giants fan. However, I have to admit; Robert Griffin III is getting SCREWED. Let’s go back to January 6th 2013; Robert Griffin…

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Op-Ed
Sports

How Floyd Mayweather Revived Boxing – For All the Wrong Reasons

I’m just going to paint the picture for how boxing was back in the day for me: The first pay per view match I ever watched was Mike Tyson cancelling…

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