Pope Francis & NBA players talk social justice
Oh, to be a fly on the wall at the Vatican! Luckily, ESPN offers insight for those of us who couldn’t be there when Pope Francis recently hosted five NBA players last month to discuss social justice issues, including racism and economic inequality. In November,…
USMNT Uniforms Adorn Social Justice Messages
At a soccer (football) game in Cardiff, Wales, the United States men’s national team wore messages supporting social justice causes. “Be the Change” “Unity” “Black Lives Matter” “Be Anti-Racist” “World Peace” These were the messages of solidarity and support for social justice causes that members…
NBA to Disengage from Social Justice Support
In light of the recent commotion from the Black Lives Matter wave, the NBA made it a point to allow players to don social justice messages on their jerseys this year. The league even went so far as to paint the BLM slogan on the…
Social Justice Shoutout: March With Mizzou
In Missouri, student athletes led a march and rally in support of social justice issues. The event, appropriately named March With Mizzou, is the focus of Social Justice Advocate, Eric Nelson’s ‘Social Justice Shoutout’ this week! Recently, more and more student athletes are stepping up…
College Athletes & Social Justice Causes
This week, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) made an interesting — and perhaps profound — announcement which will allow college athletes to publicly support social justice causes near and dear to them, in a unique way. Social Justice Advocate, Eric Nelson discusses this exciting…
Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
In celebration of Juneteenth, 93-year-old Social Justice Advocate, Opal Lee organized a petition. Her goal is to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday — and she already has over a million signatures to support her mission! On Friday, June 19, 2020, Americans in communities…
College Athlete Launches Social Justice Initiative
Kellan Grady is a rising college athlete. For most of his life, basketball has been a huge part of who he is. But according to Kellan, his identity is deeply rooted in generations of social justice advocacy. Now, he’s launching his own social justice initiative….
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