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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick

October 12, 2016
To call Colin Kaepernick “arrogant” sounds much too close to “uppity” for comfort.

Not in My Locker Room
Not in My Locker Room

October 10, 2016
People like Donald Trump are the reason locker rooms can become an incubator of rape culture—and a fortress against anyone who would challenge it from the outside.

Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash
Why a Radio Station Censored the East Carolina University Band and Deepened a Backlash

October 6, 2016
A radio station refusing to air a football game because the band members took a knee during the anthem is not “a protest of a protest.” It’s erasure.

Talking Kaepernick Protests With 1968 Olympian John Carlos
Talking Kaepernick Protests With 1968 Olympian John Carlos

October 4, 2016
The unveiling of a statue at the Smithsonian, a trip to the White House, and a new generation raising their fists on the field. It was quite a week for John Carlos.

Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates
Colin Kaepernick Has a Right to Hate Both Candidates

September 29, 2016
He’s been upsetting conservatives for weeks—and now he is upsetting liberals, too.

On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple
On the Passing of HBCU and Olympic Coaching Legend Ed Temple

September 28, 2016
He trained 40 black woman Olympians who won 23 Olympic medals, thirteen of them gold.

The Unbearable Bigotry of Mike Ditka
The Unbearable Bigotry of Mike Ditka

September 26, 2016
Mike Ditka is parroting Donald Trump’s racist dog whistle about Colin Kaepernick.

The NBA Is Trying to Convince Players Not to Protest Police Brutality on the Court
The NBA Is Trying to Convince Players Not to Protest Police Brutality on the Court

September 23, 2016
But WNBA players have shown why it's probably not going to work. 

Colin Kaepernick on Terence Crutcher and ‘Racism Disguised as Patriotism’
Colin Kaepernick on Terence Crutcher and ‘Racism Disguised as Patriotism’

September 21, 2016
A new generation of athletes and sports fans are learning that courage is contagious.

Bigots Beware: White Athletes Are Becoming Sympathetic to Anthem Protests
Bigots Beware: White Athletes Are Becoming Sympathetic to Anthem Protests

September 19, 2016
We have, as of this writing, not seen white, male pro athletes join the “Kaepernick protests.” But you can sense that it is coming.