Column Archive
How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself
November 30, 2015
Ryan Coogler revives an otherwise moribund franchise by showing the importance of black voices behind and in front of the camera. 
Ezekiel Elliott and the Overdue Thaw of College Football Politics
November 25, 2015
Meet the new normal in college football. 
When Stadiums Become Potential Killing Fields
November 18, 2015
To attack a stadium is to attack not just people but the ideas of magic and escape in a difficult world. 
The Missouri Tigers and the Hidden History of Black College Football Activists
November 12, 2015
The strike against racism by Mizzou football players was brave, historic, and profoundly significant—but it wasn’t unprecedented. 
3 Lessons From University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe’s Resignation
November 9, 2015
The administrators created a world in which universities revolve socially, politically, and economically around the exploited labor of football. Now let them reap what they sow. 
Black Mizzou Football Players Are Going on Strike Over Campus Racism
November 8, 2015
In a game changer that could bring down a university president, the Missouri football players are showing just how powerful their labor is. 
Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl
November 5, 2015
The idea that the Super Bowl must never be affected by politics flies in the face of the game’s own history. 
Why Does Anybody Play Football Anymore?
November 3, 2015
Football has never been more popular. And it has never felt less like a game. 
Concerns About the ‘Pat Tillman’ Military-Themed Sports Uniforms
October 29, 2015
Given the code with which Pat Tillman lived and the way that he died, the new Tillman-themed shirts and sneakers by Adidas are very troubling. 
For the First Time in History, the World Series Is Between 2 Teams That Were Never Segregated
October 26, 2015
How the 2015 World Series holds up a mirror to baseball’s queasy segregated present. 
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