Sports, Arts and Culture

An appreciation of the magnificent Cicely Tyson

Harriet Tubman in “A Woman Called Moses,” “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” as Coretta Scott King in “King,” Rebecca…

February 1, 2021

Hank Aaron’s legacy is more than just baseball

Henry “Hank” Aaron may not have played the same historical role as the great Jackie Robinson, who broke the color…

January 25, 2021

Baseball’s racist legacy today as MLB finally recognizes ‘Negro Leagues’

Major League Baseball first announced on Dec. 9 that it would finally incorporate all of the players, statistics and records…

December 21, 2020

Cleveland baseball team finally retires racist name, mascot

Cleveland It’s official. And it’s about time. After months of discussions and rumors, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team announced Dec.…

December 21, 2020

Bolivarian soccer genius–Argentinian Diego Maradona ¡Presente!

By Danny Shaw and William Camacaro The slightly edited article first appeared on popularresistance.org/ on Nov. 27. The fighting peoples…

December 3, 2020

Kaepernick’s “Abolition for the People” series to include essay by Mumia

Former National Football League player Colin Kaepernick made history in August 2016 when, during the playing of the national anthem,…

October 20, 2020

Professional athlete strikes inspire other workers

The following article is based on a talk given during a Sept. 10 webinar, “Workers Defend Black Lives,” sponsored by…

September 17, 2020

Black Lives Matter holds court in sports

Two months before George Floyd was publicly lynched May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer pressing a knee on his…

September 8, 2020

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