What role should sports play in social justice?
Posted on AllSides June 23rd, 2020
From The Center
The ongoing national movement against police violence and systemic racism has touched nearly every sector of American life. The impact has been particularly significant in sports, where athletes, teams and leagues are reexamining where they fit in the larger fight against injustice.
The past several weeks have seen unprecedented changes in the sports world. The NFL’s commissioner admitted the league was wrong for not listening to players about racism amid the controversy sparked by Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest in 2016. NASCAR banned images of the Confederate flag from its events....
