Via Slate, a look at the the International Skating Union's (ISU) deliberation over whether to formally allow same-gender pairs skating:
It was spring 2022, and the Winter Olympics season had finally come to a close. Under the [...]
Via Fair Observer, commentary on soccer's problem with racism and why it persists in the most globally inclusive and culturally diverse sport the world has ever seen:
“Racism is Normal”
“This organization is an [...]
Courtesy of The Washington Post, commentary on the growth of high school girls' wrestling, a great example of how sport can change perspectives and often play a key role in breaking down racial, gender, socioeconomic and [...]
May
25,
2023
Courtesy of The Washington Post, a look at how college athletes mobilized after George Floyd but, three years later, those groups have evolved:
Taiya Shelby wanted to capitalize on the moment.
Shelby, a member of the [...]
May
25,
2023
Via CBR, a look at a progressive Peanuts' Charlie Brown comic from 1 October 1979 that focused on equality in sports:
In perhaps Schulz’s most direct confrontation of a political issue, he uses Peppermint Patty as an [...]
Via ESPN, an article on the first woman to play Division I men's baseball:
FOR MONTHS, BROWN University head baseball coach Grant Achilles was asked when Olivia Pichardo might take the field and become the first woman to play [...]