Colin Kaepernick

And so, sports represent the best and worst parts of a nation: Its pure victories and rampant pride, but also its refusal to listen to changing times.

Sports represent the best and worst parts of a nation: Its pure victories and rampant pride, but also its refusal to listen to changing times.

His name frequenting top charts globally comes down to Spanish-speaking fans who understand the difference between being “bebecita” and being “bebesota.” But his Latin-trap music also grabs non-Spanish speakers by the hand and salsas with them toward the dance floor.

Why the National Football League’s lazy celebration of its Latine and Hispanic players is incredibly insensitive and completely fumbles the ball.

The reality is that the NFL is run by 30 white owners, who watch a 32-team league that has only two Black head coaches but is made up of 70% Black players.

Sports stories aren’t usually given too much weight in discussions around journalistic equity or newsroom diversity. Here’s why they should be.

Athletes have taken off their uniforms and joined the world in the revolution for change in society, marching side by side with their fans.

Life in our society is not composed of neatly arranged, mutually exclusive categories. When an athlete begins playing at a professional level, they don’t leave behind their identity.

On August 4th, players on the Atlanta Dream and Phoenix Mercury jogged onto the court wearing black t-shirts with a simple message written across the front: “VOTE WARNOCK”. The rest is history.

For many of our younger generations, Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem was one of the first times racially motivated protests were the object of public fixation.