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Justin Sullivan / Reuters Kamala Harris Claims Her Power
The senator from California leaves no doubt that she belongs on the national stage.
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Michael B. Thomas / Getty Stop Calling Breonna Taylor’s Killing a ‘Tragedy’
Casting deaths like hers as unavoidable accidents shifts blame to Black people and undermines the cause of reform.
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Rick Loomis / The New York Times / ... For the Big Ten, the Money Was Just Too Tempting
College presidents have made peace with the risks of playing during the pandemic.
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David Dow / NBAE / Getty NBA Players Put America on Notice
They want to protect Black lives, and threatening an industry’s money and the public’s entertainment was the only option left.
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Mitchell Leff / Getty Pro Baseball Is Courting Disaster
Financially motivated wishful thinking has collided with reality.
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Getty / The Atlantic The Anti-Semitism We Didn’t See
DeSean Jackson’s Hitler moment—and mine—showed that Black Americans’ experience of racism doesn’t automatically sensitize us toward other forms of prejudice.
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Getty / The Atlantic The NFL Can’t Fight Racism When Owners Support Trump
The league’s rhetoric conflicts with plutocrats’ political commitments.
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Thearon W. Henderson / Getty / The Atlantic The NFL Is Suddenly Worried About Black Lives
When the league had the opportunity to be on the right side of history, it chose the coward’s path.
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Getty / The Atlantic Dear Graduates, Never Wait Your Turn
For those who strive to be more than average, discomfort is a source of strength.
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USA Today Sports / Reuters The Game Cannot Go On
Events without live spectators don’t change the basic problem: Athletes are vulnerable to the coronavirus too.
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Bob Levey / Getty The Kobe I Knew Became a Champion for Others
The Lakers legend was fearless, driven, and excellent.
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Jonathan Bachman / Getty NFL Owners Have a Problem With Coaches of Color
League policy requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, but one rule doesn’t make up for deep-seated prejudice.
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Christopher Hanewinckel / USA TODAY Sports / Reuters American Values Were Never the Issue
Conservatives blasted the NBA for giving in to China. But no such outrage greets the golfers playing in an upcoming Saudi tournament.
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Al Bello / Getty In the End, the NFL Proved Colin Kaepernick Right
In pronouncing the outspoken quarterback’s career dead, the league underscored its own unwillingness to let players exercise their own power.
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Ben Liebenberg / AP The NCAA Had to Cut Athletes a Better Deal
Universities take advantage of athletes’ amateur status, but legislators are forcing college sports to find a fairer business model.
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Ringo H. W. Chiu / Reuters Et Tu, LeBron?
James didn’t defend free speech. But in China, the NBA has made a mess that its biggest star can’t be expected to clean up.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters The NCAA Will Never Fix Itself
The presidential candidate Cory Booker, a former Stanford athlete, thinks big-name college sports have gone awry—and he wants Congress to step in.
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Pat Sullivan / AP The NBA Is Going to Have to Choose
Pro basketball was a progressive beacon, allowing players and coaches to speak their mind freely. And then China got involved.
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Michael Reaves / Getty Young Black Athletes Are Starting to Understand Their Power
With intercollegiate athletics under intense scrutiny, the basketball phenom Josh Christopher considers taking his talents to a historically black school.
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Michael Reaves / Getty Antonio Brown Has Only Himself to Blame
Pro football can look past allegations of predatory behavior toward women, but making the NFL look bad is a different story.
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