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“When talking about issues of racism, the power of the collective is very important and having conversations together would be more powerful.”          - Maya LaRosiliere

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“When talking about issues of racism, the power of the collective is very important and having conversations together would be more powerful.”          - Maya LaRosiliere

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"None of us were going to put them on [the social justice shirts given to them by the institution] until  we had talked about and thought about what it meant to be wearing the shirts" -Isabel Gephart

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"None of us were going to put them on [the social justice shirts given to them by the institution] until  we had talked about and thought about what it meant to be wearing the shirts" -Isabel Gephart

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"None of us were going to put them on [the social justice shirts given to them by the institution] until  we had talked about and thought about what it meant to be wearing the shirt" -Isabel Gephart

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"We have come to embrace diversity while holding everyone to a very high standard" -Ashley Chow

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"We have come to embrace diversity while holding everyone to a very high standard" -Ashley Chow

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"We have come to embrace diversity while holding everyone to a very high standard" -Ashley Chow

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"If we are able to start those conversations then people are going to listen" -Tucker Richardson

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"If we are able to start those conversations then people are going to listen" -Tucker Richardson

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"If we are able to start those conversations then people are going to listen"

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Interview Outline, Information, and Data

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The final product of this project will be conducted on the basis of interviewing student-athletes at Colgate University and getting their take on the ideas of anti-racism work in the context of the institution that they attend.

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Statement: My name is Maya LaRosiliere and I am a junior on the Colgate Women’s Track & Field team. I am a Black woman from Plano, Texas who grew up in a financially stable household and attended a predominately white private school for 15 years. I am anti-racist who plans on furthering enacting change through conversations around racism and injustice. My life goal is centered around helping people and giving a voice to those who are voiceless.

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Statement: My name is Isabel Gephart and I am a junior on the Colgate Women's Rowing team. I am a 21-year-old, white female, and grew up in Ithaca NY. Although my hometown and high school were somewhat diverse and definitely more diverse than Colgate, I myself come from an economically stable and white household. I strongly stand against racism and all types of discrimination, and continue to educate myself around these issues, as well as be honest about the privileges I have.

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Statement: My name is Tucker Richardson and I am a junior basketball player from New Jersey. I am a white male who has grown up with privilege through economic stability and a caring, loving family. I am anti-racist. I am lucky to have been exposed to people of all different backgrounds through my basketball career.

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Statement: My name is Ashley Chow and I am a junior on the Colgate Women’s Volleyball team. I am an Asian American woman from Laguna Beach, California. I grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood and went to a predominantly white school almost all my life. I come from an economically stable household and am currently pursuing anti-racism as I continue to introduce these necessary conversations with family members and peers.

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How do athletes play a role in fostering critical conversations about racial injustice?

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Colgate University Volleyball: The Social Justice Statement

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Colgate University Volleyball: The Social Justice Statement

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This statement is read before every home game.

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Colgate Volleyball Social Justice Statement (1)

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My next step in this research is to take this question and push it forward to interview student-athletes at this university to view how this topic functions within the space of my current residency.

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In my work I brought up the point that a plethora of athletes are rejecting silence whether that be on social media, in the public, during competition, by sparking attention from news sources, or spreading the word to others close or far.
A puzzling factor of my research that I want to explore further is the question of, are the disconfirming cases? Of athletes who have stepped up and used their platform or who have perpetuated racism? My work aimed at viewing those who do talk out against these systemic issues and there are certainly athletes with different stances on this topic.

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“A Level Playing Field? Media Constructions of Athletics, Genetics, and Race. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science”

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“A Level Playing Field? Media Constructions of Athletics, Genetics, and Race. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science”

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-Offers an explanation of the link between black athelticism and biological determinism and how it has been a large debate for years.
-Examines the events and ideologies employed to reify a media discourse of people of color and how they are compared to those who identify as white.
- Ties to the idea of scientific racism.
-It also shows why athletics are a key arena for anti-racist work.

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The link between black athleticism and biological determinism has been wrought with debate. With the domination of black athletics over white challengers- such as boxer Jack Johnson or sprinter Jessie Owens- some began to assert that blacks possessed a biological predisposition toward athletic excellence and that Darwinian winnowing during chattel slavery's harsh conditions magnified African American and West Indian athletic prowess. Despite biological and sociological evidence to the contrary, recent mainstream journalism has collectively advanced the proposition that black athletic success is the product of little more than genetic traits. In this article, we examine the events and ideologies employed to reify a media discourse of "black brawn vs. white brains." We demonstrate how such a thesis is empirically untenable. Through an examination of English-language newspaper articles (N = 292) published in the decade immediately following the completion of human genome mapping (2003-2014), we examine contemporary media discourse surrounding athletics, genetics, and race. We demonstrate how mainstream media narratives construct and reinforce racial essentialism and provide a unique space for racist discourse in an age dominated by "postracial" and "color-blind" dialogue.

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A Level Playing Field? Media Constructions of Athletics, Genetics, and Race on JSTOR

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The link between black athleticism and biological determinism has been wrought with debate. With the domination of black athletics over white challengers- such as boxer Jack Johnson or sprinter Jessie Owens- some began to assert that blacks possessed a biological predisposition toward athletic excellence and that Darwinian winnowing during chattel slavery's harsh conditions magnified African American and West Indian athletic prowess.

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ATHLETES DO FOSTER CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SYSTEMIC ISSUES! IN SO MANY WAYS!

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ATHLETES DO FOSTER CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SYSTEMIC ISSUES! IN SO MANY WAYS!

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W.E.B. Du Bois "The Souls of Black Folk"

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W.E.B. Du Bois "The Souls of Black Folk"

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-Outlines ideas of white supremacy and the color line and says that the color line outlines barriers that exist within different racial groups.
-This work acts as a tool to answering my research question by exploring the ways in which racism and white supremacy is reproduced in sports throughout history.

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“Political Protesting, Race, and College Athletics: Why Diversity Among Coaches Matters” 

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“Political Protesting, Race, and College Athletics: Why Diversity Among Coaches Matters” 

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-Views coaches attitudes and reactions towards racial student athlete protests
-Coaches of color are far more likely to support their athletes in protesting against racial injustice
-Adds to previous knowledge by mentioning athletes at the college level and their ability to make change in different situations.

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First published:

All data and coding for replication purposes are available at Druckman's website 〈 http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~jnd260/publications.html 〉. We thank students in Druckman's Sports, Politics, and Public Opinion (Winter 2017) course for advice and assistance, Natalie Sands for research assistance, and Matthew Nelsen for helpful comments on an earlier draft. Authors are listed in alphabetical order and contributed equally to this article.

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Abstract

Objective

Athletes have long used their platform to stage political protests on issues ranging from racial oppression to athlete compensation. For college student athletes, protesting is complicated by their amateur status and dependence on their schools. As a result, college coaches hold particular power over student athletes' decisions in this realm. We seek to better understand the determinants of coaches' attitudes toward student athlete protests.

Methods

We use a novel survey to study what college coaches think when student athletes participate in various forms of political protests.

Results

We find that African‐American coaches exhibit greater support for protests and are more likely to believe protests reflect concern about the issues, rather than attention‐seeking behavior.

Conclusion

Our results isolate a major driver of opinions about athletic protests and reveal why the relatively low number of minority college coaches matters: greater diversity in the coaching ranks would lead to more varied opinions about the politicization of student athletes.

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Political Protesting, Race, and College Athletics: Why Diversity Among Coaches Matters*

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First published: All data and coding for replication purposes are available at Druckman's website 〈 http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/~jnd260/publications.html 〉. We thank students in Druckman's Sports, Politics, and Public Opinion (Winter 2017) course for advice and assistance, Natalie Sands for research assistance, and Matthew Nelsen for helpful comments on an earlier draft.

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Kimberlé Crenshaw “The Urgency of Intersectionality” 

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Kimberlé Crenshaw “The Urgency of Intersectionality” 

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-This research discusses the idea of intersectionality and violence against those who do not fit within “desirable” categories
-People of color are not the only ones oppressed, but also women of color.
-Supports my thesis by viewing how an intersectional lens assists in adding a different perspective to how athletes represent themselves within the media.

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Kimberlé Crenshaw: The urgency of intersectionality

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Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both.

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Will Japanese Sponsors Embrace Naomi Osaka’s Athlete Activism at the Tokyo Olympics? 

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Will Japanese Sponsors Embrace Naomi Osaka’s Athlete Activism at the Tokyo Olympics? 

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-This research touches on the variable of money and ties to capitalistic ideas of how sposors act within professional athletes lives.
-Naomi Osaka: press release of her on the court with mask that showed her support for the movement.
-Assists my research by viewing how intersectionality collides with acts of support.

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“Black Lives Matter… when you’re black it’s not a movement, it’s a lifestyle. Its not a movement, because unfortunately in America and in society it aint been no damn movement for us." - Lebron James

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Lebron James: “Black Lives Matter… when you’re black it’s not a movement, it’s a lifestyle.”

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1. Define and contextualize racism and white supremacy and their role in the separation and oppression of bodies within this time period.
2. Give examples and anecdotes from athletes and their interactions with anti-racism work.
3. Display how the media is present within this conversation and how it adds to the complexity of repetitive acts of racism but also constructive work to fight against white supremacy.
4. Deepen my thesis by tying in thoughts about the history, biology, genetics, positionality, capitalistic ideas, positions of power, and the global presence of this issue.
5. Offer a glimpse into the future as to how athletes are pushing the conversation about anti-racism work to see a new tomorrow.

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Examining Intersectionality and White Supremacy 

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Examining Intersectionality and White Supremacy 

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In my initial research I examined these two topics

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Athletes play a role in fostering critical conversations about racial injustice by using their prominent media platforms to educate wide public audiences on systemic issues

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1. My interest in learning/educating myself and my teammates as a captain of a sports team at a University.
2. Viewing how times have changed & understanding systems of oppression.
3. Looking back to historic events and figures and how they have had an impact.
4. Dreaming for change and being a direct influence.