Edge of Sports and The Nation with Dave Zirin This week we talk to Jared Ball, professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore. We talk to him about his new book, The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, the history of the concept, and its connection to black radical politics. powered…
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In this edition of Academics In Cars (#7) with Dave Zirin we discussed his work as a sports journalist, his newest books about Jim Brown and with Michael Bennett, the politics of celebrity and much more! Academics In Cars #7: Race, Class and Sports with Dave ZirinWatch this video on YouTube AUDIO ONLY: https://imixwhatilike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Race-Class-and-Sports-with-Dave-Zirin.mp3 …
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Veteran journalists and educators, Kevin Blackistone (Washington Post/University of Maryland) and Dave Zirin (journalist, author and host of Edge of Sports), discuss the flawed methodology of (and worse history behind) a recent poll claiming that “9/10” Native Americans are not offended by the term “redskins.” Redskins and Crackers: What's In a Name?Watch this video on…
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