Hoops Coach Calls Out Colleagues, Sports Leagues' Next Moves, 'Basketball Peaceful Protest'
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A Conversation On Sports, Racism And Police Brutality
Professors Amira Rose Davis, Kenneth Shropshire and Kevin Blackistone discuss what the sports world needs to do to combat racism.
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Meanwhile, nearly every American sports franchise and league has put out statements since the killing of George Floyd. But Professor Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of Arizona State University's Global Sport Institute, says most of the statements miss the mark by failing to mention murder, police brutality and racism.
Floyd’s death reignites NFL debate over racial protest
Kenneth Shropshire, chief executive of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, said he had examined statements by US sports leagues and teams in the wake of Floyd’s death, and that while many had expressed support for diversity and inclusion within their organisations, not enough had explicitly condemned police brutality.