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2009 MLB Racial and Gender Report Card

Date of Release: April 15, 2009 (Press Release) Major League Baseball continued improving its record on the issue of racial and gender hiring practices… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF

2009 Giant Steps Awards Winners Announced

Date of Release: April 6, 2009 (Press Release) April 6, 2009 marks the 22nd celebration of National STUDENT-Athlete Day and the announcement of the 2009 Giant Steps Award Winners. Download Press Release – Adobe PDF

New Study Reveals Marked Improvements for the Graduation Rates for African-American Student-Athletes

Date of Release: April 6, 2009 (Press Release) A new study released today shows that the dramatic progress in the graduation rates of African-American student-athletes on college campuses has continued since graduation rates were first compiled… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF

Kareem's calling: Building a better world

Date of Release: April 3, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick The image is striking: An African-American man who is a Muslim talking to audiences about Jewish people who were leaders in the early civil rights movement and how African-Americans and Jews shared a common fight against oppression. More…

2009 APR and GSR Study of NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Teams

Date of Release: March 25, 2009 (Press Release) If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Rates, then the complete seeding would be… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF

The DeFrantz credo: 'Yes, you can!'

Date of Release: March 17, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick I have known and been friends with Anita DeFrantz for three decades, since she was a vice president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1984 Summer Games. She is one of sports’ true pioneers, both for her marvelous athletic career…
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2009 APR and GSR Study of Women's NCAA Tournament-bound Teams

Date of Release: March 17, 2009 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates for 2009 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams,” which compares graduation success rates for Division I teams that…
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2009 APR and GSR Study of Men's NCAA Tournament-bound Teams

Date of Release: March 16, 2009 (Press Release) The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida released its annual study, “Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates and Academic Progress Rates (APR) for 2009 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Teams” which is the most comprehensive analysis to…
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Jackie Robinson Museum deserves support of America’s sports

Date of Release: March 9, 2009 (Sports Business Journal) by Richard Lapchick America needs the Jackie Robinson Museum now. It is that simple. As the Major League Baseball opener draws closer amid the crunch of the economy, we see cutbacks all across the nation. Jobs are being cut, businesses are closing, homes are being emptied…
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Lilian Thuram's off-the-pitch courage

Date of Release: February 27, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick If you are a soccer fan, you know that Pele called Lilian Thuram one of the 125 greatest soccer players of all time. Thuram, who turned 37 this January, led the 1998 French team to the World Cup and appeared in 16 European…
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