Black college athletes are emotionally and physically harmed in ways not widely recognized, said Dr. Gabby Yearwood, a socio-cultural anthropologist at the University of Pittsburgh. For example, “There is no student that would ever tolerate me speaking to them” the way athletes are harangued by coaches. Very few college athletes become professionals, but all carry the burden of physical and emotional injury, said Yearwood, who wrote an article titled “Playing Without Power: Black Male NCAA Student Athletes Living With Structural Racism.”
This week, we discuss the international sports federations that fail to uphold their expressed values and allow apartheid Israel to compete. First, we talk about Black political history and the…
Jon Jeter joins us to talk about the state of US politics and his soon-to-be-published book, Class War in America: How the Elites Divide the Nation By Asking Are You a Worker or Are You White?
Katarina Pijetlovic joins us to discuss international sports federations, such as the International Olympic Committee and FIFA, their choice to let Israel compete in the Olympics, and other double…
Kamala Harris stands with the corporate democrats who are committed to austerity and imperialism. No one needs to wonder what she will do should she become president. What did Bill Clinton, Barack…
Kamala Harris: Your Auntie, AIPAC’s servant.
