Raised fists, rising hope: 50 years later, activist athletes reflect on Mexico City Olympic Games
"When Wyomia Tyus and John Carlos stood in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City for the first time in 1968, they helped launch a movement of athletes raising their voices — and in the case of John Carlos, raising his fist. Their goal was to bring light to racial inequality in the United States. A half-century later, their message still rings loud in stadiums around the world."
Ethnographer describes the heavy toll on black people who navigate 'white spaces'
"Yale professor's talk kicks off Global Sport Institute's year of exploring race."
Education of Student-Athletes a Hot Topic at Panel Discussion
"For all the heightened chatter this year about whether college student-athletes should be paid, Dr. Kenneth Shropshire suggests that making their education a priority is more important than a microscopic focus on financial compensation."