Monica Moorehead

NBA strike ignites sports-wide protest against police shooting of Jacob Blake

Kenosha, Wis., became the epicenter of the anti-racist struggle, after Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times…

September 4, 2020

NBA players ignite sports-wide strike vs. police terror

Kenosha, Wis., became the epicenter of the anti-racist struggle after a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot seven times…

September 2, 2020

Black NBA executive abused by white police officer

The Toronto Raptors won their first National Basketball Association championship in Oakland, Calif., in June 2019, when they defeated the…

August 24, 2020

The Democratic Party and the national question

With the Aug. 11 announcement of California Sen. Kamala Harris’s nomination for the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate, WW is…

August 18, 2020

Student-athletes organize for health, Black Lives Matter, labor rights

Since March 12, the coronavirus has impacted every sector of U.S. society, not only health but also social life.  With…

August 10, 2020

Athletes continue to build broad support for BLM

U.S. athletes continue to express their solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests around the country, as professional sports attempt to…

July 28, 2020

Athletes demand justice for Breonna Taylor

The struggle to bring about justice for Breonna Taylor continues. The 26-year-old African American emergency medical technician was fatally shot…

July 21, 2020

NBA players support reporter vs. right-wing senator

The intersection between sports culture and politics can happen at any given time. And at this particular juncture, the Black…

July 21, 2020

In honor of her 73rd birthday/A tribute to Assata Shakur

The great African American revolutionary, Assata Shakur, turned 73 on July 16.  The following slightly edited article first appeared online…

July 17, 2020

Elijah McClain’s life mattered — abolish the police!

Elijah McClain was a 23-year-old massage therapist who lived in Aurora, Colo., outside of Denver.  He was 5 feet, 7…

July 7, 2020