Archive | Race and Sports

But they are here anyway.

“It doesn’t make much sense. . . it should be based on skill.”

The journalist felt the justice's criticism of black players was “unworthy of a crusader for equality.”

Black exec: “I've been blown away by how positive the response has been."

Black commentator claims the majority-black league "reeks of white privilege."

Their eighth clean sweep since 2000.

White coach said a black man's lips were the size of "Michelin tires."

Judge claimed the Facebook post "falls into the category of greatest harm."

A member pointed out features such as "large nostrils" on photos of the players.

Can equestrian sports survive diversity and inclusion?

"Black joy has always been viewed as criminal."

“End Racism” will be stenciled into end zones for the second straight year.

They claim the song creates a "hostile environment" for black students.

The "All Blacks" nickname for the national rugby team faces no review.

All six are black.

Disparate impact hits the major leagues.

"Crusaders" no more.

"Because Kirk Cousins is white and Lamar Jackson is black."

The white fan called out for the team mascot, "Dinger."

Some advice.

Criticizing black athletes can land Brits in jail.

Team president: "Our new identity should unite us."

"It's getting more and more difficult not to root against American Olympians."

Black writer complains that "black women are literally expected to be super women."

Critics complain the ban “risks perpetuating the racist assumption that Black athletes don’t belong in the sport of swimming.”

More than you'll learn from a year of reading the New York Times.

At least 35 members of the 583-strong Japanese Olympic team are multiracial.

Will someone please think of the oppressed Olympic athletes?

"It is a major step toward righting the wrongs committed against Native peoples."

Avantae Williams was one of the top college football recruits in 2020.

The stupid racial politics of soccer.

Black man revels in Britain's defeat.

"I don't choose America and suddenly people are like, 'Your black card is revoked.'"

The black national anthem may now play before all league events.

A "conservative" innovation.

Fans rejected the diversity of the English national soccer team.

British politicians want more censorship of "hate speech."

White anchor dared complain that the network picked a black anchor over her.

When will they see the obvious?

How immigration is changing the game.

Black athlete: "The anthem doesn't speak for me. It never has."

“Don’t be scared to make an all-Black team representing the United States of America."

The Croatian and Russian soccer teams refused to take a knee.

Nevada also wants the federal government change the "offensive" names of geographic features.

Cricket player apologizes for "racist" tweets he sent when he was a teenager.

The NFL will pretend blacks have the same average IQ as whites.

Black academic demands the sport "break down the structures that allow whiteness to retain power."

"This action makes it abundantly clear that police will not stand for racist thuggery, even if it is committed online."

"When the Asians don't fit the narrative, that's where my stomach churns a little bit."

Just 35 percent of blacks say the national anthem makes them feel positive.

NFL used an algorithm that adjusted for racial differences in IQ.

Soccer leagues demand more tech censorship.

"YOU'RE NEXT."

Goodbye, Indians.

"Racism is structural. . . but we believe the sporting world can no longer tolerate it."

"They divide and conquer​."

White women allege black quarterback assaulted them.

The tests account for racial differences in intelligence.

Whites are the only group which doesn't think athletes should express their views on national issues.

Wild accusations turn out to be false. Will the accuser suffer consequences? Fat chance.

"BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE."

The board of directors is entirely non-white.

The GOAT is a white guy and people don’t like it.

Indian groups claim the chant "conjures up images of Native Americans, indigenous people as savages.”

Cricketers must heal their "unconscious bias."

But the university will do more diversity training anyway.

HBCUs account for 82 percent of teams banned by the NCAA for poor academics.

Coonrod didn't like BLM's stances on Marxism and the nuclear family.

Fans must take a knee for BLM, too.

It's part of the NFL's #SayTheirStories campaign.

Some things are best learned firsthand.

MLB's official historian: “What this gesture does is to make amends, insofar as amends may be made."

It’s just another power grab.

Trump: "Cancel culture at work!"

He appreciates the company's "commitment to challenging the anti-Black roots of policing."