July 2022 - More Than A Game

How Indigenous Athletes Are Reclaiming Lacrosse

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July 30, 2022

Courtesy of The New York Times, an article on how indigenous athletes are reclaiming lacrosse: Brendan Bomberry’s voice was growing louder, his words spilling out faster and faster as he unleashed a profanity-laced pep talk [...]

Patrick Mahomes Saw George Floyd’s Death and Knew He Couldn’t Stay On The Sideline

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July 26, 2022

Via Andscape, an article on how Patrick Mahomes, the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs quarterback joined with other players to force the NFL to acknowledge that Black lives matter: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes [...]

The Next 50 Years of Title IX

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July 23, 2022

Via Rolling Stone, optimistic commentary from a retired Olympian and professional athlete who benefited from Title IX’s enactment for what the world looks like following another 50 years of Title IX: This year marks the 50th [...]

Athletes Going To Extreme Lengths To Highlight The Climate Crisis

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July 18, 2022

Via CNN, a report on some of the athletes who are going to extreme lengths to highlight the world's climate crisis: Surrounded by brightly colored banners and fellow climate activists, three Extinction Rebellion protestors [...]

Coco Gauff: ‘I don’t think I can change the world, but I can change some people in it”

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July 3, 2022

Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on how Coca Gauff - as a high-profile, young Black athlete - uses tennis as a platform for social change and to help others: It is three years since a 15-year-old Coco Gauff burst on to the [...]

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