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Racial Discrimination & athlete well being

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Racism Reported in Sports Decreasing But Still Prevalent

After an unprecedented increase in racist acts both in the United States and globally in 2018, there was some good news in 2019. According to research from the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), documented acts of racism in sports in the U.S.

Richard Lapchick

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Asian and Asian-American LGBTQ Athletes Share Struggles and Triumphs

Outsports hosted a first-of-its-kind conversation with four Asian and Asian-American LGBTQ athletes to elevate understanding about the unique challenges they face.

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A Spectacular Leap: Black Women Athletes in Twentieth-Century America

When high jumper Alice Coachman won the high jump title at the 1941 national championships with "a spectacular leap," African American women had been participating in competitive sport for close to twenty-five years.

Jennifer H. Lansbury

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Serena Williams: How Black Women Can Close the Pay Gap

Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.

Serena Williams

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The New Plantation: Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions

The New Plantation examines the controversial relationship between predominantly White NCAA Division I Institutions (PWI s) and black athletes, utilizing an internal colonial model.

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Black and White Teammates Know: Conflict Is Inevitable; Winners Confront It

Plenty of people love to describe the world of athletics in utopian terms, using words such as “colorblind” and “open-minded” and “meritocracy.” They’re not wrong to regard their realm as better than the so-called real world.

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Top 10 Worst Racist Incidents In Sports

These incidents of racism against athletes and in sport is simply unbelievable. From Yuli Gurriel making Asian eyes, to Joel Ward’s Goal, to the Luis Suárez racial abuse incident, these are some of the most racist moments in sports history.

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Benching Jim Crow: The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in Southern College Sports, 1890–1980 (Sport and Society)

Chronicling the uneven rise and slow decline of segregation in American college athletics, Charles H.

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The Meaning of Serena Williams

There is a belief among some African-Americans that to defeat racism, they have to work harder, be smarter, be better.

Claudia Rankine

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Misty Copeland on Changing the Face of Ballet | Time 100 | Time

I never thought I could make a career out of something I enjoyed doing something I was passionate about, something that gave me a voice, says Misty Copeland, who is one of the first African Americans to be a soloist with American Ballet Theatre.

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