The Week That the Masters Color Barrier Finally Fell

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April 11, 2025
Via The Washington Post, an article on how - fifty years ago - Lee Elder broke one of last color lines in U.S. sports at the Masters: It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the red limousine passed under the canopy of [...]
Aaron Beat Back Racism One Swing at a Time

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February 24, 2025
Via Medium, commentary on how the Hank Aaron may be underrated both in his ability to play baseball but what he achieved for civil rights and equality: So let's take care of the elephant in the room from the outset. I [...]
Jaylen Brown Is Redefining the Role of Sports

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February 14, 2025
Via CNN, a look at how Jaylen Brown is redefining the role of sports by tackling the problem of wealth disparity: Fifteen minutes into an interview, as Jaylen Brown is deep into an explanation on the ways that sports [...]
The End of “END RACISM” in the End Zone

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February 10, 2025
Via The New Yorker, commentary on the NFL's decision to remove its "End Racism" logo from the Super Bowl field: Racism has ended! Have you heard? Or maybe ending racism has ended. On Tuesday, it [...]

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