Carron J. Phillips

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By Carron J. PhillipsTadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith should be remembered in the same way as Stacey C. Koon, Laurence M. Powell, Theodore J. Briseno, and Timothy E. Wind. This is Rodney King all over again — but worse. On Wednesday afternoon, three former Black Memphis police officers were acquitted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

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Playing a game of Chicken with the NFL is a risky move, especially if you’re driving a Tesla while your opponent is operating a semi-truck. On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the most talked-about 144th pick in the history of the NFL Draft was selected — Shedeur Sanders.

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Carron J. Phillips

By Carron J. PhillipsConvenient outrage is useless. That’s why the recent outcry about the attempts to diminish Jackie Robinson’s legacy is performative. Last month, the Department of Defense removed and restored a story to its website highlighting Robinson’s military service. Days later, a book about Robinson was on the chopping block at a library as part of the Trump administration’s fixation on removing all things DEI—or Black. People, especially baseball fans, were upset.

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Carron J. Phillips

By Carron J. PhillipsBlack people have always been this nation’s Avengers. Cory Booker gave it a go as Captain America for a day. “I’m physically not in the best shape. But I am emotionally just feeling really full right now, and grateful,” he said on CNN after he spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes on the Senate Floor—without a single bathroom break or taking a seat.

1 month ago | contrarian.substack.com | Carron J. Phillips

By Carron J. PhillipsIs Cooper Flagg going to be healthy enough for Duke to make a Final Four run? Are we destined to see JuJu Watkins (USC) vs. Paige Bueckers (UConn) in the Elite Eight? Will another No. 1 team get upset by a No. 16 seed? As the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments officially begin, those were some of the questions people were asking themselves as they filled out their brackets.