While professional sports franchises have become more socially conscious, LGBTQ fans and players aren’t exactly embraced…
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This section focuses on equality, fairness, environmental and workplace issues as well as structural racism, implicit bias in society towards individuals and/or a group of people, from housing discrimination to the criminal justice system.
The second death of Daunte Wright
Nearly a year after George Floyd’s murder, yet another black man has died at the hands…
Moving MLB All-Star Game is a vote for justice
After announcing its decision to move this year’s All-Star game out of Atlanta, Major League Baseball…
WNBA grades out with an A in diversity hiring
As the emphasis on diversity and equality for women in the workplace continues to dominate the…
Women of the NWHL make stand against racism
It may not raise a lot of eyebrows, but the players of the National Women’s Hockey…
Why the news media may not want to share Capitol riot images with the police
Images taken by the media of the Capitol storming could help law enforcement identify participants. Evelyn…
Hate in America: A New Generation
PORTLAND, Oregon — Behind the anonymity of white faces illuminated by tiki torches, beyond the bloodied…
USC’s Black Lives Matter action team look for changes
The USC Trojans athletics department has created a task force to deal with societal and racial…
4 ways to close the COVID-19 racial health gap
Photo caption: New strategies are needed to help people of color battle the COVID-19 virus. dmbaker…
Campaign Zero’s ten-step template for police reform
The negative connotation around reformed slogans in light of the murders of Breonna Taylor and George…
Before Kamala Harris, many Black women aimed for the White House
Harris isn’t actually the first Black woman to run for vice president of the United States.…
Voting is a matter of civic duty for student-athletes
This year’s election may have been the most impactful and influential voting season the United States…
The numbers behind America’s 180 on athlete activism
CC BY-ND For 50 dormant years – roughly, the period between Muhammad Ali’s heyday and…
Athletes and activism: Using the social justice platform
In the summer of 2016, the present era of athletes using their platform to speak out…