Four years after his last NFL game, Colin Kaepernick’s protests appear in the “win” column
Protests against racism came to a ferocious boil this year after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of law enforcement or others who had no right to put their hands on anyone let alone innocent citizens. In years past we’d hear only one side of similar stories. Today […]
NFL invites socially conscious fans to its game
When Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche talk about the National Football League, thousands of people listen. So it came as little surprise that they recently spurred an “oh yeah” from here while listening to them talk with Richard Deitsch on the Sports Media Podcast. Trotter and Wyche, who recently launched their own podcast called Huddle […]
Athletes, coaches take to the streets to protest racism and police brutality
Sports on hold challenges message reach … or does it? Stick to sports in 2020 seems — not a chance. Protests after the death of George Floyd at the hand of a Minneapolis police officer included people of all colors, nationalities, ages and genders. They marched with signs and megaphones to voice their ire nationwide […]
PR statements regarding Floyd murder will ring hollow without action
As of this morning, 74 of 123 teams in the big four American professional sports leagues released statements that condemned the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. Others, including corporate executives and business owners, have added words to the public record as protests that denounce police brutality continue. One of a […]