April 2005 – Bomani Jones

Month: April 2005

You'll never believe this one…

The most absurd e-mail I’ve ever read. Essential reading, I promise.
Carolina…and black colleges, again.

I stand before you–yes, you–as an enemy of white supremacy, no matter where it resides. That includes black folks, white folks, and Flipper aka James the Nigger Hating Dolphin.
Happy Holiday?

So, I get done teaching class this morning, and two of my students are arguing. One says to the other, “ask him.” “Bomani, what’s 4:20?” Oh buddy…
One Time for the Colored Schools

I’ve heard every excuse people have to give for not attending a HBCU. I know cats that have turned down full rides to schools like Hampton, Howard, and Clark Atlanta (my alma mater) to pay some white man in a bow tie smoking a pipe upwards of $25K to be treated like crosses between stepchildren…

Here’s the new trailer for HBO’s Bishop Sycamore documentary, and Bomani’s in it

Sneak peak for BS High, the new documentary on the 2021 Bishop Sycamore high school football debacle
Jemele Hill Is Unbothered: Stumbling into what you’re made for

Bo discuss the second season of his hit HBO show Game Theory with Bomani Jones, his pivot from being an economist to cultural commentator, and how he handled not completing his PhD. Bomani also shares how being raised by academics shaped his cultural viewpoint.
@RepYvetteClarke Enters Bo Into The Record

“didn’t think when i woke up today that something i wrote would end up in the congressional record, but here we are! ”
N.Y.T. Opinion | Even the Supreme Court Can’t Save the N.C.A.A. From Itself

I wrote something on the ncaa and nil for a little publication called @nytimes.
Jenkins and Jonez

Bo talks Deion Sanders, fame and current state of rap. Check it out. #TheMorningJones
Deion Sanders most famous college football coach EVER.

when you get past the polarity of deion, there are lots of fascinating elements to discuss that don’t require some bizarre battle of a culture war.
What’s Wright?

Is Steph Curry or Magic Johnson the greatest point guard of all time?