Penn Basketball Attempts to Keep the Conversation Going Regarding America’s Racial Inequity and Oppression This is a unique year for Penn Basketball. The Ivy League was the only league that did not compete last year because of the health risks surrounding COVID-19. In part because of that hiatus, we have…

A good friend of mine holds a service every Friday at the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral here in West Philly. Chaz has been our Chaplain here at the University of Pennsylvania for years. Recently, he has been named Penn’s VP for Social Equity and Community. Chaz is also a writer and…

Where Do We Go Post-Chauvin Trial Yesterday was an emotional day. It was a day that will be remembered and talked about for a long time. It was the day that a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Like many, I was…

American Segregation I have been thinking a lot about exposure. A friend of mine wrote a book about his exposure legally, and how it has changed his life. He has worked to become a better man in the face of public exposure to his mistake. I am amazed at his…

My evolving understanding on why Koby Bryant has left such monumental legacy. With the one-year anniversary of the helicopter accident that took the lives of Kobe and Gianna Bryant; John, Keri, and Alyssa Altobelli; Christina Mauser; Sarah and Payton Chester; and Ara Zobayan on January 26, I have been thinking…

Eddie Scott, Jarrod Simmons, & Mark Jackson As a basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania, the last eight plus months have been remarkably out of the ordinary. March 7th of last year, we played our last game of the regular season. Shortly after, the Ivy League was the first…

Raking Leaves in Suburban America I live in the suburb of Havertown, PA, where if you rake your leaves to the curb, the township will come and remove them. Maybe this is a common practice, I do not know. Being that this is just my second house, I don’t have…

We do not need to return to normal, we need progress. With the election called for Biden/Harris, the horror of the last four years and the anxiety felt for many months is behind us. The prediction of a “red mirage” followed by a win for Biden/Harris did not stop the…

Will White Americans ever heed the call for racial reckoning? My best man, and likely my best friend in this world outside of my wife, is a police officer. We have talked often about the perils and difficulties of the job. He has told me crazy stories that are difficult…