Charles Barkley: Philly Is 'Always Tougher on Black Guys'

Awful Announcing found this 6/30/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

Charles Barkley appeared on NBC's Philly affiliate last night to talk with the sporting dudes and waxed Barkley-esque on the Sixers and Phils. He spent the first portion discussing the Sixers need to be frugal this off-season and then turned to talking about the treatment of Ryan Howard v. Chase Utley , to which he pointed out that "they always tougher on black guys here." Barkley also ... [link]

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Barkley Talks Phils And Race Relations In The City Of Brotherly Love
Published 6/30/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
Via Fanhouse comes this clip of Charles Barkley on Philadelphia's NBC-11 last night talking about how tough the Philadelphia fans and media are on African Americans. It's an interesting watch and he also has some good advice for the Phils Front Office. ...

Charles Barkley Shows Off His Latest "Golf Swing"
Published 7/2/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Shane B.) at Dogs That Chase Cars
Charles Barkley is great for sports, we can all agree on that. He's hilarious with his basketball insight, he points out things you might not agree with but have to accept and he swings a golf club like he's trying out for "Dancing With the Stars." ...

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