Lex writes about race, pop culture, and sports. Follow him on Twitter at @tribecalledlex_ .
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The Legend of Coco Gauff Begins Now
The 19-year-old phenom just won the U.S. Open, potentially just the first stop on her march toward greatness
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The Mystical Dance of Death and Rebirth in 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Half a century after DJ Kool Herc birthed a movement, hip-hop has been defined by grief as much as by celebration. But how the rap community memorializes those losses is a celebration in and of itself.
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America’s Bee Problem Is an Us Problem
You may have heard America’s honeybees are dying. But what does that mean for the people on the front lines—and what could it mean for what ends up on your plate?
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Carmelo Anthony Always Saw the Best in Carmelo Anthony
On the singular career of a singular cult hero
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LeBron James and the Eternal Quest for Control
At 38 years old and in the midst of his most unlikely deep playoff run, LeBron has to pick his spots now more than ever. But it’s something he’s been preparing for since he first touched a basketball.
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The NFL’s Racial Progress Has Been Slow and Incomplete. What Needs to Change?
In the conclusion to ‘Blackballed,’ we look at the evolution of race in pro football and ask: How can the league fix the systemic issues that have plagued it for nearly a century?
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Cheap Shots, Death Threats, and Shortened Careers: The Toll Integration Took on the Forgotten Four
In Episode 3 of ‘Blackballed,’ we look at the challenges faced by the men who integrated pro football once they stepped onto the field
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How Black Journalists Forced the NFL’s Hand on Integration
In Episode 2 of our new audio documentary ‘Blackballed,’ we look at the four men who reintegrated the NFL, starting with two larger-than-life figures in Los Angeles
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The Dark History of the NFL’s Original Racial Sins
In an excerpt from our new audio documentary series ‘Blackballed,’ hosts Chelsea Stark-Jones and Lex Pryor explore the rumored gentlemen’s agreement that segregated the league in the 1930s
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Introducing ‘Blackballed’
‘Blackballed,’ a new podcast, covers Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis, and Marion Motley, who reintegrated professional football in 1946. The burying of their story, and the secret ban on Black players that came before, is a critical piece of the history of the NFL’s complicated relationship with race.