Derrick Ash, 21, of Decatur, paints the Greek symbol of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity early Monday morning during the street painting of Sanford Drive, which kicked off the beginning of Homecoming week activities. Alpha Phi Alpha selected Horace King, the first black football player at the University, to depict the Homecoming theme "Where Legends Are Made" for the fraternity's street painting.
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anonymous871
anonymous871
posted 10/21/03 @ 5:19 PM EST
It's about time the black community stood up and recognized Mr. King for breaking the color barrier on what once was a whites only institution. It's just too bad that the University of Georgia still remains racist to this day and still does not take care of its black athletes like it does the white athletes. (Continued…)
anonymous871
anonymous871
posted 10/21/03 @ 6:10 PM EST
OK, first off, you take a picture and caption about street painting and turn it into a racial argument about our athletes today and their treatment. First off, I'd like to point out your entire argument rests on a hypothetical, and hypotheticals can never be proven, they are always open to debate unless they end up happening. (Continued…)
anonymous871
anonymous871
posted 10/21/03 @ 7:45 PM EST
Remember Jon England, the WHITE QB that got a DUI???
What did he get? Nothing but running a little bit after practice! Why? Because he was a white athlete!
You sound pretty racist to me Edward. (Continued…)
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