There Is No NFL Without Black Labor
“We don’t want four boys from Oakland telling us how to run our stadium,” Ray Schuessler defiantly demanded in his
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Black Athletes, Anthem Protests, and the Spectacle of Patriotism
The new NFL anthem policy requires players to stand during the national anthem or face a fine. This decision is
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Black Swimmers and Diasporic Understandings of Water
James “Jim” Clarke was a Guyanese-born celebrated swimmer and diasporic pioneer. I first learned of him through a photo at the International
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The NFL’s Denial of Black Humanity
In response to protests that rocked the national sports world, NFL owners have approved a new policy that requires players
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The Legend of the Black Mecca: A New Book on Politics and Class in Atlanta
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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