DeMaurice Smith: On an NFL Lockout and Inspiration From Egypt DeMaurice Smith: On an NFL Lockout and Inspiration From Egypt
NFL owners are banking on the fact that players, with their short window to make money, will cave to every demand. Players Association President DeMaurice Smith is banking on somet...
Feb 14, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change
Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our greate...
Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room
Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change
Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our gr...
Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room
Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment
In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American communit...
Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room
Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment
In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American commun...
Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room
A History Lesson for the Redskins Owner A History Lesson for the Redskins Owner
Dan Snyder needs a reminder about his team's attempts to resist integration.
Feb 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill
The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins
For Bobby Mitchell, integrating the last whites-only football team in the NFL was a greater challenge than most Americans can grasp, and remains part of a period in sports histor...
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins
For Bobby Mitchell, integrating the last whites-only football team in the NFL was a greater challenge than most Americans can grasp, and remains part of a period in sports history ...
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Sports and the African American Experience Sports and the African American Experience
Leading an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, The Nation's Dave Zirin asks, why is the history of sports and the African American experience so deeply intertwined?
Feb 8, 2011 / Press Room
Sports and the African American Experience Sports and the African American Experience
Leading an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, The Nation's Dave Zirin asks, why is the history of sports and the African American experience so deeply intertwined?
Feb 8, 2011 / Press Room