Sports
Why Black Athletes’ Political Activism Matters. By Christopher C. Towler, Nyron N. Crawford and Robert A Bennett III. / Politico
Adam Silver addresses NBA’s efforts toward diversity among coaches and social justice. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
NFL week 3: Why didn’t the Denver Broncos sign Colin Kaepernick? By Cecil Harris / NBC News
LeBron James lifts the Lakers to the NBA finals with the power of his mind. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
On Louisville, Breonna Taylor, and Muhammad Ali. By David Zirin / The Nation
The Kansas City Chiefs game will be played on a field that says ‘End Racism.’ So why don’t they? By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Black athletes were exhausted with bearing the dead on their shoulders. By Roger Reeves / The Undefeated
Michael Jordan hires Bubba Wallace to drive for new NASCAR team. By Steve Gardner / USA Today
U.S. Open women’s final features Naomi Osaka’s masks, Black hair and a bold cultural statement. By Robyn Autry / NBC News
Colin Kaepernick Calls Out Hypocrisy In NFL’s Racial Justice ‘Propaganda.’ By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Naomi Osaka made sure Black lives mattered at the US Open. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Kansas City Chiefs fans booed players during a moment of unity against racism. By Allen Kim / CNN
Affluent White student-athletes are profiting from the labor of their poor Black peers, study says. By Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN
Basketball and Social Justice: Bucks Admit ‘It’s Harder to Do Both.’ By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Lou Brock, Cardinals great and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 81. By Michael Errigo / Wash Post
With More Black Women, U.S. Open Shows Serena and Venus Legacy. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
The History of Black College Football. By Joshua Crutchfield / AAIHS
NFL will stencil in end zone ‘It Takes All of Us’ and ‘End Racism.’ By Allen Kim / CNN
Kentucky’s Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
John Thompson, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 78. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
The NBA Wildcat Strike Is How a Revolution Starts. By Lester Spence / Mother Jones
The NBA Is White Conservatives’ Favorite New Target for Racial Dog-whistling. By John Wilmes / New Republic
Lakers’ LeBron James talks Malcolm X and Donald Trump-Goodyear feud. By Mark Medina / USA Today
The historic hiring of Jason Wright, the NFL’s first Black team president. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Bob Ryland loved tennis until the very end. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
