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Why Donald Trump Wants to Render Muslim Athletes Invisible
Why Donald Trump Wants to Render Muslim Athletes Invisible

December 7, 2015
What in the name of Muhammad Ali is Donald Trump inhaling, other than the fumes of his own gaseous ego?

Laquan McDonald and the Politics of Black Athletes
Laquan McDonald and the Politics of Black Athletes

December 6, 2015
Former Chicago Bull and two-time NBA champion Craig Hodges reflects on the killing of Laquan McDonald and the role of black athletes today.

The Fraternal Order of Police Wants Off-Duty Cops to Be Armed Inside a Stadium Near You
The Fraternal Order of Police Wants Off-Duty Cops to Be Armed Inside a Stadium Near You

December 3, 2015
Using Paris as a pretext and sports as backdrop, the FOP wants to be armed on NFL Sunday, which will make all of us less safe.

How ‘Creed’ Saves Rocky From Himself
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.