Courtesy of The New York Times, a look at how - a century ago - Alice Milliat fought for the inclusion of female athletes in the Olympics. Her contribution, long overlooked, is now being recognized.
It was 1922, two [...]
Via SI.com, a report on how South Sudan, the world's newest nation, is set to play in the Paris Olympics this summer, thanks to a visionary two-time All-Star and refugee:
Last September, as the celebration picked up steam [...]
Via Power Plays, a report on the 100-year fight for gender equality in Olympic track and field:
Hi, friends! So, somehow, we are 19 (NINETEEN) days away from the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [...]
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Via The Hockey News, a report on the Moose Jaw Wildcats who were arguably Canada's most dominant women's hockey team in the 1940s and 1950s, forming a not so secret love for the game and at times for each other:
Following the [...]
Courtesy of Esquire, an article on why major league baseball has so few Black American players:
Baseball is the hurrah game of the republic . . . America’s game: has the snap, go, fling, of the American [...]
Via Forbes, a report on the NHL's first woman coach:
The Seattle Kraken have shattered another glass ceiling.
On Wednesday, the club announced that Jessica Campbell and Bob Woods have been added to the staff of new [...]
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Refusing to “just shut up and play,” more and more athletes are stepping off the court, the field, the pitch, or the ice to leverage their voices and platforms to push for social change. This blog - More Than A Game - is a forum dedicated to the inspirational convergence of athletics, politics, leadership, and social change.
Muhammad Ali. Billie Jean King. John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Maya Moore. Colin Kaepernick. Megan Rapinoe and the United States National Women’s Soccer Team. Francois Pienaar. LeBron James. These are but a few of the accomplished athletes who have also demonstrated leadership in sports and social change, contributing to movements such as Black Lives Matter, the Civil Rights movement, anti-war protests, gender equality, LGBTQ rights and other critical issues.
But the role of athletes in leadership and social change is not limited to the pages of history books, nor is the connection between sports and social change only driven by individual athletes and teams. Inspirational organizations like Athlete Ally, Peace Players, Grassroots Soccer, and others are using sports as a way to pull people together behind a common cause, to bridge divides or to promote public health today.
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