Dr. Tré Watkins
Empowering Black Student Communities at SDSU
I am excited to share findings from a recent report based on my dissertation research at San Diego State University (SDSU). This study...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
Jun 192 min read
On Juneteenth & Freedom
I can argue that Black Panther is this young century’s most essential cultural film. The story of an African Utopia, a warrior king, and...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 154 min read
Reflections from the Black & Covid Syllabus
Global pandemic or not, Black people experience mortality, wealth, housing, education, the criminal justice system, and pretty much every...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 152 min read
Covid & Black Syllabus Vol. 4
Three months in: A timeline of how COVID-19 has unfolded in the US @USAToday USA Today https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2990956001 To analyze...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 153 min read
Covid & Black Syllabus Vol. 3
For Black people, The Country Returning ‘Back To Normal’ Is Not Enough Tracey Ross @traceylross - Essence https://www.essence.com/article...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 152 min read
Covid & Black Syllabus Vol. 2
Public Health Is Social Justice; Social Justice Is Public Health: The Essential Work Of Louisiana Public Defenders During A Public Health...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 153 min read
Covid & Black Syllabus Vol. 1
I love Black people. Unapologetically and without conditions. I desire to understand and interpret societal issues that directly impact...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
Will Quarterback for Food
Today, Colin Kaepernick ought to be playing in the NFL. Various arguments attempt to explain why he isn't, spanning from the practical...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 133 min read
There’s No Crying in Basketball
Sports matter to people. Sports are relatable. Sports are one of the central tenets of American society. From Teddy Roosevelt saving...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
Fear of the White Outspoken QB
The talent that GMs, Head Coaches, and Bloggers traditionally fawn over is Josh Rosen. Standing 6’4, 210 pounds with arm strength that...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
The Straw That Broke the NCAA's Back
In 2008, Robert Downey Jr. placed a large bet on himself. In his contract for the first Iron Man film, Downey Jr. was paid a modest...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 135 min read
Return To Glory: Black College Athletes and Social Inequities
The term “sports industrial complex” aptly describes the exploitative nature of big-time college sports’ reliance on a primarily Black,...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 136 min read
On the Draft Block: How the NFL Draft Feels More Like a Slave Auction
An eyewitness account of the preparation for a slave auction: "The slaves remained at the race-course, some of them for more than a week...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 135 min read
I Hate Steph Curry
Sports, it's often said, serve as the great equalizer. It’s where class, color, and creed do not count for a single point. In between...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
Book Study - Gentrification
Book Study - Gentrification Living in Inglewood, not a day goes by without hearing or seeing something concerning gentrification. With a...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
Election Day
The first election I can vividly recall was the race of 1996. The players in the game were the incumbent Bill Clinton, a well-polished,...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
D.R.E.A.M.
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten...
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Dr. Tré Watkins
May 134 min read
Kaepernick vs. The People
Nothing went as planned last weekend as Colin Kaepernick worked out in front of NFL personnel for the first time in three years at...
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