On April 6, National STUDENT-Athlete Day (NSAD), we celebrate the outstanding achievements of student-athletes, and sport as a whole. Since the Institute For Sport & Social Justice (formerly the National Consortium for Academics & Sports) created NSAD in 1987, we have honored over 4.4 million high school and college student-athletes who have earned a 3.0…
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TEAMWork Leadership Institute (TLI) was developed over 20 years ago to address the diversity and inclusion concerns that coaches, athletes, and sports organizations were experiencing across the country. The same concerns and lesson that were prevalent 20+ years ago are still relevant today. TLI will enhance the skills of coaches working with a diverse student-athlete…
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DREAM CRUSHER by Garnett L. Overby III In the early 1990’s, I was fortunate enough to be offered an athletic scholarship to attend a predominately white institution (PWI). This was the first time I had ever heard of a PWI, I was just excited to realize my dream of becoming a Division-I collegiate athlete. It…
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National STUDENT-Athlete Day was created to celebrate the outstanding achievements of high school and college student-athletes. Those student-athletes who are honored have achieved at least a 3.0 GPA and have been involved in community service. While the celebration is held annually on April 6th, events take place throughout the entire month. Official National STUDENT-Athlete Giant…
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1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars – Barrier Breakers “The most significant amateur in baseball history.” – Creighton Hale, former president, Little League Baseball The story began in the heart of the American South. The U.S. Supreme Court already had ruled (in 1954) that segregated schools were unconstitutional. South Carolina was among some of the southern…
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The Black 14 – Barrier Breakers In 1969 the U.S. was divided for many reasons. With protests taking place nationwide, 14 black football players at the University of Wyoming, who later became known as the “Black 14,” wanted to stage their own protest. Their next home game was against Brigham Young University (BYU). Brigham Young…
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Our biggest sports events have joy and compelling stories but also have a dark side, as they are major targets for potential human trafficking threats. The U.N.-backed International Labour Organization estimates that there are more than 40 million current victims of the various forms of human trafficking globally. For perspective, in the 240-year history of…
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With each new year, we create goals and resolutions to eat healthier, exercise more or spend less money. However, it isn’t common for people to set goals of fighting human trafficking, homelessness or any of the other disparities we see in society today. We need to do that. December rounded out a year in which…
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It was exciting to see the UCF Knights beat Memphis for the second time this season to take home the AAC Championship two years in a row. However, looking ahead to the 40 upcoming FBS Bowl Games to be played around the country over the next month, remember that in addition to the many fans…
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It was a week of horror for America with the mass murder in the synagogue in Pittsburgh, the pipe bombs mailed across America, and the murder of two African-Americans at a Kroger grocery story in Kentucky. Hate seemed to beget hate. At the DeVos Sport Business Management Program and the Institute for Sport and Social…
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