Angel Reese, Brittney Griner, and the politics of race and gender

Season 2, Episode 20 - March 27, 2024
By: Dave Zirin

University of Louisville Assistant Professor Dr. Ajhanai Keaton joins Edge of Sports to discuss the cultural flashpoints around Reese and Griner, and what they tell us about the state of the US today.

Sports has long been a battlefield for the wider politics of race and gender in US society. Since 2020, the US has been rocked by upheavals at home and abroad, from the George Floyd uprisings to the war in Ukraine. And the media narratives surrounding two very different Black women athletes, Angel Reese and Brittney Griner, offer insights into the shifting and hotly contested politics of contemporary race and gender.

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