Athlete Activism
Sports
Black athletes were exhausted with bearing the dead on their shoulders
To only think of Black athletes as millionaires interested in their bank accounts would be to dismiss the complexity of being Black in America
Sports
The Raptors didn’t need to repeat as NBA champs to prove their power
Toronto’s social justice game plan was strong, from start to finish
Sports
Behind the T-shirt and message NFL players will be wearing in Week 1
How Texans safety Michael Thomas played a role in creating the design
Sports
George Hill and the Bucks’ season is over, but not before they made history
Milwaukee’s point guard sparked his team to lead unprecedented protest
Culture
New webpage and collection at Smithsonian celebrate Black athletes’ activism
‘Athletes’ activism is at its height when it is connected to a larger social movement’
Sports
Source: NBA, WNBA teams joining Bucks and Kings for next ‘Team Up for Change’
The October event will include community events in team markets
Sports
Vernon Davis is ready for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and life after the NFL
The former star tight end discusses his dancing ability, his new career as an actor and activism in sports
Sports
Donovan Mitchell is not done yet: ‘I’m going to continue to use my voice back home’
The Utah Jazz are leaving the NBA bubble, and their star is already thinking about what’s next
Sports
Former UT basketball star Imani McGee-Stafford wants her alma mater to show up for its Black student-athletes
‘I love the University of Texas … but at the same time, like when you love something, you critique it because you expect it to be better.’