Just follow along with me for a minute…Objectively, since when is taking a knee disrespectful? In many sports, and in football especially, it is custom to take a knee for a fallen teammate, injured player, or to show respect for another. Kneeling is a sign of respect. At least it is in my opinion. In church, people kneel to submit…
Recently, I had two screening “interviews” if you will. And anyone going through this process right now knows how exhausting and discouraging it can often be. Here we are faking a smile and personality either over the phone or in person, smiling so much your face hurts, or talking in your “professional” voice over and over again to where you…
The deepest rooting of my passion in wanting to be a lawyer resides in my childhood athletics. It sounds trivial at first, and maybe even a bit cliché, but the Boys and Girls Club of Richardson, Texas was a home away from home for me: a place where the sport of basketball was used as a hobby for some such…
We have all heard about Ezekiel Elliot’s recent suspension from the Cowboys after the alleged abuse of his ex-girlfriend. Some fans think a six game suspension is outrageous for the rookie. Maybe they think Elliot’s ex-girlfriend is lying. Elliot alleges the same. But who is to say she is or isn’t? The fact of the matter is that after…
Women in Sports Law Conference: I attended the Women in Sports Law Conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last week and was lucky enough to be in the presence of four successful women who have transitioned their law careers into the sports world. During a panel discussion with these women, I learned about how they have propelled their…
Even when I heard “Boys won’t like you if you’re stronger than them, better than them, smarter than them…that a brown girl should know her place in the home, that being a tom-boy wasn’t ‘cute’ when you got older…” I always said I really don’t care what they think, because then they don’t care about what I think. What they…