Lesson Learned: High School Hoops Team Disinvited From Tournament Over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts Lesson Learned: High School Hoops Team Disinvited From Tournament Over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts
The Mendocino high school basketball teams are learning an ugly lesson in the boundaries of free speech.
Dec 27, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Athlete-Activists Can’t Be Scared Silent After the Murder of Two NYPD Officers Athlete-Activists Can’t Be Scared Silent After the Murder of Two NYPD Officers
Fighting for breath when police and media are declaring war against a peaceful movement could not be more pressing.
Dec 22, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Interview With Ariyana Smith: The First Athlete Activist of #BlackLivesMatter Interview With Ariyana Smith: The First Athlete Activist of #BlackLivesMatter
Ariyana Smith lay on the court for four and a half minutes before her team’s game on November 29. She did not know that she would be the first in a historic movement of athle...
Dec 19, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist
Andrew Hawkins was morally compelled to whack the hornets nest that is the Cleveland police union, knowing they would sting.
Dec 17, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
In the Spirit of Wyomia Tyus, Women Athletes Say #BlackLivesMatter In the Spirit of Wyomia Tyus, Women Athletes Say #BlackLivesMatter
Before discussing the importance of seeing women’s basketball players at Notre Dame and Cal-Berkley join the on-court #BlackLivesMatter movement, let’s remember the sto...
Dec 15, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Power of Political Athletes to Puncture Privilege The Power of Political Athletes to Puncture Privilege
By breaching the walls of the sports world, we can puncture the ultimate privilege in our society: that of blissful ignorance.
Dec 12, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Enduring Importance of the Activist Athlete The Enduring Importance of the Activist Athlete
We need outspoken athletes, connected to social movements, to speak directly to the masses of people who have tuned out politics.
Dec 10, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Point Guard Derrick Rose Is No Michael Jordan
Unlike Michael Jordan, the man who has a statue on the east side of the United Center, Rose took a stand on a polarizing issue as a player.
Dec 9, 2014 / Evan F. Moore
#BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out #BlackLivesMatter Takes the Field: A Weekend of Athletes Speaking Out
This weekend saw a series of quiet, on-field demonstrations in memory of Michael Brown and Eric Garner that demonstrate the reach of a new movement.
Dec 8, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Jameis Winston’s Peculiar Kind of Privilege Jameis Winston’s Peculiar Kind of Privilege
College football star Jameis Winston finds himself protected by police. But not without a price.
Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin