Sports
Joe Louis KO’d white supremacy and Max Schmeling 80 years ago – Jeff Rivers / The Undefeated
Steve Kerr speaks truth to power — and his players respect him for it – Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
There’s a new Colin Kaepernick this season. Here we go again – John Feinstein / Wash Post
How African-Americans disappeared from the Kentucky Derby – Katherine Moony / The Conversation
Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests – Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich / NYT
Race and football: why NFL owners are so scared of Colin Kaepernick – Sean Illing / Vox
The Radicalization of American Football – Louisa Thomas / The Atlantic
Elgin Baylor holds back tears during statue ceremony – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Watching the Story of LeBron James, Jr., Unfold – Jonathan Blitzer / The New Yorker
Good bet for the office NCAA pool: Black men will play and white men will profit – Shaun R. Harper / Wash Post
Bigger Than Ever, And More Diverse: Team USA At The 2018 Winter Olympics -Bill Chappell and Brittany Mayes / NPR
‘Some Observations on the NFL and Negro Players’ – Paul Lukas / The Undefeated
The Super Bowl won’t shine light on Minneapolis’ – racial and economic problems – Willliam C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Warriors Derangement Syndrome. The NBA is on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown – Jack Hamilton / Slate
Jaylen Brown: ‘Sport is a mechanism of control in America’ – Donna McRae / The Guardian
The NFL Chose to Tank Its Season Rather Than Sign Colin Kaepernick – Dave Zirin / The Nation
Are LeBron James and Kyrie Irving Competing for MVP? Teddy Cutler / Newsweek
The Thanksgiving an imprisoned Jack Johnson fought two men at Leavenworth – Roberto Jose Andrade Franco / The Undefeated
As NFL protest movement shifts, neutrality is no longer an option – William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
NFL owners, players are moving in the wrong direction – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Basketball’s Positionless Savior Is Ready for Primetime – Alex Wong / The Atlantic
Trump’s Big Mouth May Have Given Colin Kaepernick a Case Against the NFL – Jeremy Stahl / Slate
Muhammad Ali Was the Greatest but That’s Not the Whole Story – Ronald K. Fried / The Daily Beast
When white sports fans turn on black athletes – Samuel G. Freedman / The Guardian
The NFL is being squeezed by boycotts from both sides over anthem protests – Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Sloane Stephens Heralds Arrival of New Generation of Black Women in Tennis – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
