It's How You Play the Game: Athletics, Activism and Race

Part of the What's Next? roundtable series
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The Black Lives Matter athletic activism that followed the killing of George Floyd here in Minneapolis last summer has focused new energy and attention on the role of sports in bringing about social change and racial justice in our community and all across the nation. This conversation will bring together a diverse panel of sports leaders, all with Minnesota ties, to talk about how this is playing out in their particular fields and what they would like to see done differently.

Panelists

Moderator

  • Douglas Hartmann, professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota

 

What's Next? Roundtable Series

The College of Liberal Arts is hosting a series of roundtable discussions with community leaders that seeks to answer the question “What’s next for us to eliminate institutional and systemic racism in society in the wake of George Floyd’s death?”

Learn more about the What's Next? series

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