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2 Gymnasts Allege Sex Abuse by Doctor for USA Gymnastics

LOS ANGELES ― Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic team, say they were sexually abused by a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics, court documents and interviews show. Dr. Larry Nassar, 53, who worked for decades for the gymnastics organization until his dismissal last year, sexually groped and fondled the […]

NCAA Pulls 7 Events Out of North Carolina Due to LGBT Law

Basketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games along with several other championship events due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. And the fallout may not be over. After the NCAA announced it is pulling seven championship events from North […]

Renewed Focus Needed on Intangible Factors for Students

As students begin the 2016-17 school year, there is a need for a fresh effort to encourage students to develop key intangibles and invest in their inner development.

Dr. Marcus Bright

Texas Asks State Supreme Court to Block Track Coach Lawsuit

AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. University lawyers argued in […]

Kaepernick, Race and the Hypocrisy of the American Public

It always seems to perplex and, in fact, disturb me when certain fellow Black folk decide to wallow and sit in judgment of another person’s Black bonafides.

Leadership & Policy

Board Hires Kansas Attorney to Investigate North Dakota State President

FARGO, N.D. ― A Kansas investigator has been hired to look into whether embattled North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani violated state Board of Higher Education policy, university system officials said Thursday. The probe centers on now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics that were roundly criticized by journalists and on social media before […]

Thanks to Colin Kaepernick and Those Who Can’t Stand Racial Injustice

The presence of sport in American society has always lived under the long shadow of racism.

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Ex-University of Arkansas Student Files Lawsuit in Rape Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ― A former student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school acted with “deliberate indifference” after she reported that she was raped by another student. The lawsuit was filed Monday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. It alleges the university violated Title IX, a federal law that […]

Diversity a Winner at Olympics

If you believe in diversity like I do, the Olympic Games set a really high bar.

WNBA Players Readily Step Up into Activist Role

Experts discuss the female athletes’ civic responsibilities and whether these role models have the latitude to express what matters to them vs. what matters to the league and its sponsors.

Leadership & Policy

University of Louisville Accepts President James Ramsey’s Resignation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― University of Louisville trustees accepted the resignation of embattled President James Ramsey, whose long tenure was dogged by scandal. The action at a special meeting of the school’s board signaled the end of an era. Ramsey, a former state budget director, has led the university for 14 years. After six hours of […]

Criminal Record Cleared for BYU Student Accused of Groping

PROVO, Utah ― The criminal record of a Brigham Young University student accused of groping women while he jogged on campus has been cleared after he completed terms of a court diversion program. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the decision to expunge Nathan Fletcher’s record was made by a judge despite an alleged victim requesting […]

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