NBA

Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
The United Arab Emirates Use a Black Sport to Whitewash a Genocide in Africa
26 Nov 2025
National Basketball Association (NBA) players are 70-75% Black, so the game is commonly referred to as “a Black sport.” Now the United Arab Emirates are using it to whitewash a genocide in Africa.
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
Congo Activists to NBA: Black Lives Matter in DRC, Cut Ties with Rwanda
19 Feb 2025
As Rwandan troops tightened their grip on the capitals of DRC’s Kivu Provinces, activists protested the National Basketball Association’s close collaboration with the Rwandan regime.
Gus Griffin
Black People, Guns, and the Troubling Reaction to Ja Morant
21 Jun 2023
Ja Morant plays basketball in Tennessee, an "open carry" state with lose firearm regulations. But the issue of Black people carrying guns is not one of strict legality. Racism is also the issue.