In the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, Jones didn’t give rousing speeches or lead marches. Instead, he doubled down on his art.
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The death of NFL great and Hollywood star Jim Brown renews questions about the role of modern-day athletes in political and social issues.
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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