Wilma Rudolph, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, and Martha Hudson at the Rome Olympics, 1960. (Creative Commons)
This week we speak to Prof. Amira Rose Davis about her research on one of the most hidden aspects of sports history, black women before Title IX.
Also, we’ve got some “Choice Words” about the importance of Becky Hammon’s coaching candidacy with the Milwaukee Bucks. Then we have the very timely “Just Stand Up” and “Just Sit Your Ass Down” awards, for the NFL Players Association and a soccer club in Jerusalem. Finally, we have a hip-hop themed Kaepernick Watch.
Amira Rose Davis Twitter: @mirarose88 Black Women Athletes, Protest, and Politics: An Interview With Amira Rose Davis
Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.