Sports
Cherokee Indian Fair back after pandemic cancellations
October 20, 2022Having attended the fair since I was a child made this a particularly joyous occasion.
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Cultural Warriors: Why Palestine’s sports victories are acts of resistance
June 23, 2022The targeting of Palestinian sports is a constant item on the Israeli military agenda.
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Gay baseball star Glenn Burke: What could have been, except for…
June 17, 2022Andrew Maraniss’s superb biography, Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke, gives a full and insightful account of the life of the first openly gay professional baseball player.
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Lessons in anti-fascist and social justice solidarity in sports
June 3, 2022It instantly became iconic. Two young Black men stood ramrod straight with heads bowed and arms raised with clenched, black-gloved fists.
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Baseball—and baseball books—are back!
May 24, 2022Now that what used to be called “Our National Pastime” is back, it’s time to look at several recently published books about the game.
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