Dallas Shooting of Police

Lynx Black Lives Matter Shirts

The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts? The NBA Moves the All-Star Game, but Also Punishes Players for Political T-shirts?

Commissioner Adam Silver, within two days, stood up to bigotry and then cracked down on WNBA players for doing the same. Let’s try to make some sense of this.

Jul 22, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Students Protest BLM

The Coming War on ‘Black Nationalists’ The Coming War on ‘Black Nationalists’

A caricature of black radicalism is becoming the pretext for aggressive policing of racial-justice activism. We’ve been here before.

Jul 20, 2016 / Yohuru Williams

LeBron James

The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter

Walking in the tradition of Muhammad Ali means taking a side, not building a bridge or riding the fence.

Jul 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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