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NWSL’s Black Women’s Player Collective Doubles Down In Support of Black Players on Juneteenth and Beyond

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June 19, 2025

Courtesy of The Athletic, a look at how - as others go silent - the NWSL's Black Women's Player Collective is doubling down over supporting Black players on Juneteenth and beyond: In its fifth year, the Black Women’s [...]

How the WNBA’s Unrelenting Activism Changed Women’s Basketball

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June 19, 2025

Via Harper's Bazaar, a look at how WNBA players have consistently banded together to lead displays of collective activism addressing racism, policing, gender equality, and more—and the league has never been more [...]

What Can The Negro Leagues Teach Us About Leadership and Passion?

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May 5, 2025

Via The Athletic, a look at the importance of the Negro Leagues in terms of leadership: In 1990, Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City near 18th & Vine, a once-vibrant neighborhood [...]

A Guide to Donald Trump’s Jockocracy: 100 Days of Sports and Politics

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April 29, 2025

Via Vanity Fair, a look at how - by playing host to champions, doing a lap at the Daytona 500, and targeting transgender athletes - Trump has seized on sports to satisfy his base and cement his brand. But his policies and antics [...]

Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled

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April 21, 2025

Via The Ringer, commentary on how - as baseball celebrates the trailblazer’s legacy - it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for: Play a stupid game, get a stupid prize. This is true [...]

Donovan Mitchell’s Mission To Give Opportunities To Black and Brown Athletes

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April 18, 2025

Via Esquire, a look at the Cavaliers’ All-Star shooting guard's efforts to quietly give opportunities to Black and brown athletes: It’s early March—the dog days of the NBA schedule—and the Cleveland Cavaliers are [...]

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