Title IX’s impact on women athletes of color
‘Depending on the sport, there always will be a gender gap.’
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HBCU football kicks off this year’s college season
‘Our production of a football game should be looked at no less than an SEC game or ACC game or anything else.’
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No quick fix likely for deep-seated sport inequities
Black males as early as grade school are often told by parents, friends and others in their immediate circle that sports is their pathway to success.
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Celebrating Black Gopher student-athletes
In recognition of Black History Month this year, the University of Minnesota is “Celebrating Those Who Made Us Great” by interviewing (via surveys) former Black student-athletes. In this month’s “Sports …
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Protests build as more athletes are ‘taking a knee’
Caution, read at your own risk it, as may make you “feel some kind of way.” Vice President Pence; Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones; ESPN; President Trump; the NFL Commissioner, …
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Historian: Black athletes should use their numbers as political leverage
Historically, sports and entertainment have been the two readily acceptable areas of society where Blacks could show their expertise and excellence, stated Hoberman, the University of Texas at Austin professor. …
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There are approximately 100 African American and other student-athletes of color this school year at the University of Minnesota. In an occasional series throughout the 2016-17 school and sports year, …
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Timberwolves players weigh in on protesting police violence
Since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s non-standing statement during the playing of the national anthem in late August, more talk seems to have been centered on what he did rather than …
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