The super bowl is coming up so this week we are taking a look at sports as activism. There are many famous and talented athletes who have risked and lost everything to promote a cause that they believe in, from racial equality, to protesting war, pushing for civil rights, and countless other causes. Have a listen.
Reference Materials:
Colin Kaepernick Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick
Mohammad Ali | Boxer and civil rights activist
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/americon-vid-muhammad-ali/video/#.X_SIKi2ZNZ0
Mohammad Ali Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali#Vietnam_War_and_resistance_to_the_draft
Ali - You my Opposer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnY_FsxAChg
Tim Tibow Snopes
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tim-tebow-kneel-anthem/
1968 Olympics black power salute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute
Jesse Owens 1936 Olympics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quQopJmQry4
The History And Future Of Sports Activism
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/09/03/the-history-and-future-of-sports-activism
The long defiant history of sports protes
The year of athletes and activism
https://theundefeated.com/features/2017-the-year-of-athletes-and-activism/
Most Influential Social Activists in Sports History
https://www.stadiumtalk.com/s/most-influential-athlete-activists-changed-society-cfd0aedd8cf9428f
Gay male hockey players are coming out in droves, and changing the sport’s culture
You Can Play
https://www.youcanplayproject.org
A Guide for Addressing Homophobic Language in Sport - LGBT+ Family Coalition
https://www.familleslgbt.org/documents/pdf/LangageHomophobe_ENG.pdf
WHY IS THE GAME CALLED FOOTBALL? - Pro football hall of fame
Foreign players in the National Football League - wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_players_in_the_National_Football_League
Olympics have always been a little gay - CCDI