This week, three generations of activist athletes take the stage at Wake Forest University for a powerful conversation as part of the Rethinking Community conference. It’s me, your Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin, interviewing 1968 Olympic legend John Carlos, former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. If only there were something to talk about in the world of sports and politics.
Also, I have some choice words about what the NFL players truly won after their meeting this week with NFL owners.
Special thanks this week go out to Melissa Harris-Perry, Shanta Covington, and Rolisa Tutwiler at Wake Forest.
Dr. John Carlos, ’68 Olympian The John Carlos Story
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Former NBA Player Follow on Twitter
Ibtihaj Muhammad, USA Fencing Olympic Medalist Follow on Twitter
Zirin, Colin Kaepernick Was Mocked and Threatened for Taking a Knee. He’s Also Winning.
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.