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The Day(s) when Play is Enough

Just as the clock strikes the top of the hour, the familiar sound of children chattering comes filtering in from the top of the staircase…

6 min readJun 13, 2022

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The Day(s) when Play is Enough

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Bloodletting is the Sport of the Colony — Practice Object Permanence

“American football is actually an excellent place of entry for examining the structures & power dynamics of racial capitalism, from the…

7 min readFeb 9, 2022

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Bloodletting is the Sport of the Colony — Practice Object Permanence

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America; A short story about an inconvenient collision.

The Jeep never had a chance. As we rounded the downhill turn behind him, a blue sedan came speeding out of its lane and hit the larger…

5 min readSep 29, 2021

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America; A short story about an inconvenient collision.

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The Resistance is the Work — Forging New Land in Stormy Waters

It took me a long time, and a lot of reflection, to find some peace with my role as an educator, and the essence of it came to me when I…

7 min readAug 24, 2021

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The Resistance is the Work — Forging New Land in Stormy Waters

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Transforming Soccer in White Spaces

Lessons from the Beautiful Game and the Urgency of Now

14 min readOct 14, 2020

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Transforming Soccer in White Spaces

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My Homecoming — Returning to the Land of the Carnivorous Mines

The pilot made the final announcements over the intercom as the flight attendants swept through the cabin. Soon they would head to their…

13 min readAug 24, 2021

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My Homecoming — Returning to the Land of the Carnivorous Mines

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Mutanda Kwesele

The Death of a paradigm — Why coaches should study history.

“Mutanda, you haven’t done your homework!” yelled the head coach, Dwight, as he surveyed our group’s rondo (keep away) exercise just as I…

5 min readAug 24, 2021

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The Death of a paradigm — Why coaches should study history.

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Mutanda Kwesele

Determined Travelers Navigating Space

Bouncing in the driver’s seat ever so slightly as our truck roared along somewhere in the middle of Minnesota, I turned away from the…

9 min readAug 24, 2021

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Determined Travelers Navigating Space

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The Complexity of Revolution

Reflections from a Rebellious Soccer Coach

19 min readJun 30, 2020

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The Complexity of Revolution

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Mutanda Kwesele

Mutanda Kwesele

A rebellious educator. Zambian born, Founder and Director of The Rising Point, using the beautiful game to build community. www.TheRisingPoint.com

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