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The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
Race, class and national identity mean that views within the American Muslim community vary when it comes to such hot-button issues as policing, protests and discrimination.
Several outstanding women were nominated, but Rainbow Murray, an adviser to the series, says the public vote showed how we’re still more inclined to recognise male achievement.
No ordinary sports writer: Hugh McIlvanney was one of the greats of 20th century journalism.
A recent study might explain why there’s been such divergent, emotional responses to the NFL protests.
When athletes take a stand on sociopolitical issues, they have a public profile by which to showcase their views. But they face criticism that it is not their ‘place’ to comment on sensitive matters.
Smoking causes 96,000 premature deaths a year in the UK. The fact that it protects against Parkinson’s disease is not a reason to take up the habit.
Boxer Muhammad Ali died of septic shock, after being admitted to the hospital for a respiratory problem. Despite the fact more than a million people are hospitalized with sepsis each year, fewer than half of Americans know what the word sepsis means.
The boxer’s death follows hard on the heels of David Bowie and Prince. The world is losing global icons and learning how to grieve using new and democratic tools.
Muhammad Ali was much bigger than boxing. He came, from the late 1960s onwards, to symbolise resistance to racism, militarism and inequality.
Central to the celebrity Muhammad Ali achieved was his exceptional ability as a boxer.
He moved from fearsome warrior to benevolent monarch and then benign venerated figure. Now Ali has moved on again.
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Professor of Sociology, Aston University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Media Sport, University of Stirling
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Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, University of Michigan
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Reader in Cancer Biology, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Global Media Management, University of Southampton
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Professor of Sociology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Florida
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Lecturer, Culture and Media department, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
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Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics; Faculty Director, Wharton Coalition for Equity & Opportunity, University of Pennsylvania
