Today, the Institute for Sport & Social Justice (The Institute) announced the appointment of seven new members to its Board of Directors: Laila Brock, Teresa Gould, Jon Harris, C. Keith Harrison, Nicolet Lewis, Peter Roby, and Joseph Walsh. Following the appointment of these new leaders, the Board will now comprise 20 total board members with…
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Launched in 1999, this annual event recognizes the “True Heroes of Sport” ORLANDO, Fl. – The Institute for Sport & Social Justice is excited to announce that its Annual Giant Steps and Hall of Fame Gala will be in-person on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This capstone event…
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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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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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– 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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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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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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“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 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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January, 17th was Muhammad Ali’s birthday. Ann and I were blessed to be good friends with Muhammad and Lonnie for 35 years. I consider it one of the greatest honors of my life to be asked to give a toast at Ali’s 70th birthday party. I was so grateful that Muhammad wrote the dedication to my book, Five Minutes…
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