ISSJ, Author at Institute for Sport and Social Justice

Partnership with Southland Conference

October 20, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Institute for Sport & Social Justice Partners with Southland Conference Membership to Benefit from Educational Series on Social Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ORLANDO, Florida – The Institute for Sport and Social Justice has partnered with the Southland Conference to provide multiple educational and training sessions to promote…
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AMANDA EKABUTR – New Assistant Director, Huddle Up

October 8, 2021

Institute for Sport & Social Justice Names Amanda Ekabutr Assistant Director of Huddle Up. ORLANDO, Florida – The Institute for Sport & Social Justice (The Institute) announced today the hiring of Amanda Ekabutr as the Assistant Director for Huddle Up. This is a newly created role at The Institute. Ekabutr comes to The Institute from…
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Behind the Veil of Invisibility

August 10, 2021

Kennedy Collins Being a black woman in sports often means being overlooked, Alicia English sunk deeper into her veil of invisibility by pursuing a career in ticket sales. Built for the task, making challenging decisions is not foreign to her. Although she grew up in Illinois, her connection with her family in Alabama made her…
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Battling Mental Health in a World where Human Trafficking Enslaves more than 30 Million People

August 10, 2021

Dr. Richard Lapchick The Olympics captured the world’s attention for the last two weeks. These Olympic games have shined a light on the importance of mental health for these high caliber athletes. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka have been at the forefront of the conversation with the unprecedented circumstances of their competition. It is important…
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The Power To Change The World

July 12, 2021

DELISE O’MEALLY

Humbled Early

May 17, 2021

– Kennedy Collins “Being humbled early,” a phrase Christal Peterson uses to describe early events that led to her career as the Character Formation Coordinator at Baylor. Through selflessness and a willingness to trust life’s process, Peterson stepped out of cleats and into character development. The Houston, Texas native was born to St. Lucian parents…
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A Look at Racism and Human Trafficking

May 11, 2021

Dr. Richard Lapchick Coming into May, America got some good news as accountability and justice were served when Derek Chauvin was convicted for the murder of George Floyd. Unfortunately, that moment of relief did not last long as Daunte Wright, Ma’Khia Bryant, and Adam Toledo all became names added to list of Black lives to…
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The Fight Against Human Trafficking Includes Trans People

February 10, 2021

Dr. Richard Lapchick January brought hope into this new year, as we welcomed a new president into office. Despite the need for a peaceful transition of power, the domestic terrorism that occurred at the Capitol building showed the complete opposite. However, the goal to dismantle the progress forward in our country did not succeed. In…
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From Home Plate To Tigers

January 29, 2021

“Man makes plans and God laughs” – a quote that Sable Lee has found to be true of her own life. If you had told Lee as a young girl that she would grow up to be the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development at Clemson University, she would not have believed you. Growing up in…
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Today Is A Good Day

January 20, 2021

Today is a day of historic proportions. We have inaugurated the first female vice president of the United States of America. Pause for just one moment and consider that in this country’s 244 years, never before has a woman been deemed worthy to hold this office, in a nation that is 51% female, never before…
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Author: ISSJ