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Hazing Continues To Plague Black Greek Letter Organizations

Posted on 08 February 2012. Tags: a phi a, alphas, bglos, black greek letter organizations, education, hazing, hazing black greeks, robert champion, suspension, University of Florida

University of Florida Suspends Alpha Chapter Over Hazing Allegations Another day, another school caught up in a hazing scandal. This time it’s the University of Florida who recently suspended their Alpha Phi Alpha chapter members for an alleged hazing incident. After the media coverage surrounding Robert Champion’s death, who died after an alleged band hazing [...]

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Modern Day Lynching: Leave Cam Newton Alone

Posted on 04 December 2010. Tags: abuse, African-American, anger, anxiety, arrest, AskDrO.com, athlete, Auburn University, behavior, black, blog, Cam Newton, character, cheating, children, college, controversy, convict, criminal, D.owens, deception, depression, disorder, Dr. O, education, excellence, fathers, fault, Flordia, football, forgive, forgiveness, Gators, greatness, hate, Heisman trophy, injustice, lying, lynching, male, men, misled, NCAA, out of control, owens, parents, player, racial profiling, Racism, record, Reggie Bush, relationships, scandal, scenario, scheme, skills, Sports, stolen, Tim Tebow, trophy, University of Florida, Urban Meyer, warning, Whites, wrongdoing

Racism is still alive and well, ESPECIALLY in sports and educational settings. After decades of proving to the masses that “we have a voice too”, we still don’t get the credit we deserve. Our abilities are downplayed to look like “anyone can do that”, and when we do finally reach a “peak”, more than half [...]

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