St. Louis Ram's players walked into the field of a home football game with their hands up. They did this showing support for unarmed teen Mike Brown. In a silent protest, they did the "Hands up, don't shoot" gesture. Although, many did not like the gesture and the players received death threats; numerous people thanked and applauded the players. In other words, people were grateful that someone of their status care enough to make such a powerful headline. Basically, this raised the question for me. What is the importance of the African-American athletes in and out of sports, and were does the two paths meet? Earlier in one of my articles I wrote a open-thank you letter to LeBron James, Derrick Rose, and others for doing something that many athletes did not have the nerve to do. That is speak out and not be quiet about your belief. I believe that the role of an African-American athlete in politics and life can be a lot bigger. However, as time goes on; I believe that as African-American males, many athletes are seeing it to be harder to keep quiet. The Eric Garner case being a prime example. In 2015, I believe we will see more outspokenness and more open dialogue coming from African-American athletes.
I try to explore different topics and ideas to discuss/share on the blog. While going through some papers and looking through some stuff, I remember that I forget to write about this topic. Therefore, today we are going to talk about FASFA. First, you may ask, "What is FASFA." FASFA is federal aid or money for going to college. Although they said "federal aid", it is basically tax that is set aside for students who want to go to college, but need money to help pay for college. FASFA is available to students who have need and are looking to attend college (certificate program, associate degree, or 4 year degree). You need to fill out FASFA every year. FASFA should be filled out by any and every student. It is something that will without a doubt helpful in paying for school. A simple summary is basically this: (1) Wait until you or parents file Income Tax (2) Go to this website- https://fafsa.ed.gov/ (3) Create a account (4) Fill out all of the informat...
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