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Where Residents In Oakland, California Stand On Defunding The Police
Oakland, California decided to pull back from a major increase to the police budget. But is that what residents in Oakland's neighborhoods want?
Athlete Activism Against Police Violence Reminds Ken Shropshire Of '85's 'Sun City'
"If the prize is ending racism in America, that's not going to happen with one action," Professor Kenneth Shropshire says.
July 4th Is Different This Year, And Also The Same. 'Independence' Day Is Complicated
Independence Day this year comes against the backdrop of a pandemic, an economic depression, a reckoning on racism and the most divisive election in modern history. We wanted to try...
'We Need Help': NCCU Coach LeVelle Moton Talks About Police Brutality
Moton called out coaches who haven't spoken out against police brutality.
3 Stories: NASCAR Bans Confederate Flag, Missing The Mark, More Than A Game
Professors Amira Rose Davis, Kevin Blackistone and Ken Shropshire discuss sports, racism and police brutality.
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'Basketball Peaceful Protest': Bringing People Together One-On-One
Stephania Ergemlidze has been playing basketball with police and with protestors during the protests.
Athletes Take A Leading Role In Black Lives Matter Protests
"Because of the huge vacuum that exists in leadership in the White House ... it is a tremendous opportunity," Prof. Ken Shropshire says.
For A Florida H.S. Football Coach, Police Brutality Hits Close To Home
In 2015, DJ Boldin's cousin, Corey Jones, was killed by a police officer, who was later sentenced to 25 years in prison.
‘To My White Friends’: An Aspiring Sports Writer's Plea For Action
"Is it going to take me lying on the pavement, murdered in cold blood, to motivate you to care?" Reagan Griffin Jr. writes.
'Blackbird' Endures As A Meditation On The Struggle For Civil And Human Rights
History is born and lives in the now, writes Julie Wittes Schlack, when we must once again fly “into the light of a dark black night.”
'So You Want To Talk About Race'
Is there a better way to talk about race and social justice? On Martin Luther King, Jr Day, we’ll try.
State High Court Sends A Clear Message: Black Lives Do Matter
The SJC's decision is historic, writes Carol Rose, both as a matter of law and as a matter of justice.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On American Values
NBA all-time great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his call to heal this angry, divided country.
Week In The News: Hillary Makes History, Trump’s Russian Roulette, Anger In Baltimore
The Democrats look to take down Donald Trump. Trump plays the Russia card. All charges dropped in Baltimore’s Freddie Gray case. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports
The WNBA wants athletes to use their platforms to speak out on social and political issues. Or does it? Bill and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce look at the...
The Fatal Consequences Of Pathologizing Race In America
Kevin O'Kelly writes that Philando Castile was targeted for having a "wide-set nose." Did his features cost him his life?
What The Terrible News Of The Past Week Means For Massachusetts
Healthy and lasting reforms will happen only if we first confront hard truths about ourselves, including the fact that Massachusetts also suffers from implicit and systemic racial bias.
It's Time To Stand Up: We All Have A Role To Play In Dismantling Oppression
I hope the violence of the past week will become a turning point that tips us toward long-needed reform, and away from brutality and hate.
The Most Important Moment For Civil Rights This Century Is Upon Us
One day we look back on this time and measure our government’s response to the chaos.
Now Is Not The Time To Despair — Take Action Instead
Despair is worse than lazy; it is evil. This is no time to give up, change the subject, and “just get on our with our lives.”