It happened last week, 52-years ago, Christmas week of 1969, when two of the most consequential letters in the history of North American sports were exchanged. So much of what has followed in the history […]
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Tag: Athlete Activism
The Athletes We Share and the Athletes Who Divide Us
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, has thirty plus year legacy of making thought-provoking documentaries for PBS. His current subject is Muhammad Ali. Burns’ four-part look at Ali’s life and times premiered on Sunday and continues over […]
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This Age of Athlete Activism is Rooted in 9/11
Soon after the Twin Towers fell on September 11th, 2001, I received a phone call from Los Angeles. The voice of the Fox Sport Net assignment desk editor was hurried and bit tentative. “It is […]
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