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NFL’s Progress With Diversity in Coaching Ranks Yet To Translate To Offensive Coordinator

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February 14, 2025

Via The Athletic, a report on how the NFL’s progress with diversity in coaching ranks has yet to translate to offensive coordinator: Chris Beatty didn’t know the number was zero. Until the Chicago Bears promoted [...]

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 [...]

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman Becomes 1st Black and 1st Asian American Coach To Reach College Football Finals

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January 20, 2025

Via NBC News, a report on Marcus Freeman, the first Black and first Asian American coach to reach NCAA football finals: Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman has scored a historical first. Freeman, whose [...]

A Leader in Sports Activism, Harry Edwards Has Some Final Lessons To Share

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December 11, 2024

Via the Washington Post, a report on Harry Edwards, the leading scholar in the sociology of sport: Harry Edwards remains an imposing presence at 6-foot-8 as he eases his way into an office at the San Francisco 49ers’ [...]

WNBA Star Caitlin Clark Says She Has Benefitted From White Privilege and Wants To Elevate Black Women

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December 11, 2024

In an interview with Time Magazine during which WNBA star Caitlin Clark added Time Magazine's "Athlete of the Year" to her accolades, she stated that she has benefitted from white privilege and wants to elevate black women in [...]

Michael Jordan Was an Activist After All

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October 5, 2024

Via the New York Times, a look at how even though Michael Jordan wasn’t vocal about social justice like today’s N.B.A. stars, his secret brand of activism is a key reason they have the spotlight now: On the first [...]

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