Category:Editorial

September 14, 2026

Soccer Doesn’t Need Another Commercial. It Needs an Allen Iverson.

Naomi Osaka’s U.S. Open tribute showed an example of what representation looks like—and why American soccer continues to miss it. By Akbar Majeed Can[...]

Coach Lincoln Phillips
September 2, 2026

Lincoln Phillips Was the Blueprint

From Trinidad to Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Howard University, Coach Lincoln Phillips carried a culture of soccer into American institutions that were never fully[...]

August 24, 2026

Before Tuskegee, There Was Howard

As Tuskegee launches its first men’s and women’s soccer programs, the moment points back nearly 80 years—to Ted Chambers, Howard University and one of[...]

August 7, 2026

In the Room: What Baltimore Showed Us

CWKI Journal | In the Room Every screening of Can We Kick It? teaches us something different. Baltimore reminded us why the room matters.[...]

July 25, 2026

In the Room: Three Cities, One Unfinished Conversation

The screen went dark, but nobody was ready to leave. That became the real story of Can We Kick It? across four screenings in[...]

July 20, 2026

The World Came. Now What Do We Build?

The World Cup gave America a moment. The question is what remains after the cameras, campaigns and content move on. For more than a[...]