A new story: Be more like James
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.
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Thank you, WNBA
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.
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Allyship in Colin Kaepernick’s America
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.
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‘This is our moment’: Q&A with Cal football cornerback Josh Drayden on activism
The following is a Q&A between Shailin Singh, football beat reporter for The Daily Californian, and Josh Drayden, a redshirt senior for the Cal football team.
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‘Do it together’: Q&A with Cal football defensive end Zeandae Johnson on activism
The following is a Q&A between Shailin Singh, football beat reporter for The Daily Californian, and Zeandae Johnson, a redshirt senior for the Cal football team.
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Stay loud or get loud: No other choice
Because sports are inherently political and the industry is deeply intertwined with real-world issues, staying silent is simply out of the question.
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Can we fight better? Rule 50, activism at 2021 Tokyo Olympics
As a global sports community, we have to fight better, and it takes both sides — the Olympic committees and the audience members alike — to support potential activism in the Olympic Games.
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A conversation ‘20 years overdue’: USWNT activism cannot stop at women’s rights
Having previously been at the forefront of social justice causes, including women’s rights and LGBTQ+ movements, the U.S. women’s national team must channel the same energy into the Black Lives Matter campaign if it wants to stay true to its slogan of “One Nation. One Team.”
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Change must run deep
Sports can be microcosms for social change, but only because they are microcosms of the inequalities that already exist.
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‘Hurricane winds of change’: Black Lives Matter protests continue in Berkeley
Protesters staged Black Lives Matter demonstrations across Berkeley on Monday, including “Stand Out for Black Lives” — a gathering at Berkeley Arts Magnet elementary school.
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