ORLANDO – April 23, 2025 – Today, the Institute for Sport & Social Justice (The Institute) announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors: Kaia Forget, Quashan Lockett, Eric Nyquist, and Curtis Walker. Following the appointment of these new leaders, the board will comprise 18 total board members with over 100…
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2024 Student-Athlete Leadership Day in Las Vegas, featuring former Super Bowl Champion and over 100 student-athletes from the surrounding Las Vegas area.
The basketball icon joins a lineup of sports elites including Florida’s own president of NASCAR, ESPN sports analyst, and former MLB Outfielder ORLANDO, FL. – September 12, 2024 – The Institute for Sport and Social Justice is proud to announce Maya Moore Irons as the newest addition to the 2024 Power of Sport Gala, presented…
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The lineup of sports elites includes Florida’s own president of NASCAR, ESPN sports analyst, and an Executive at MLB ORLANDO – July 29, 2024 – The Institute for Sport and Social Justice will honor three sports game changers at its annual Power of Sport Gala (formerly the Giant Steps and Hall of Fame Awards). Started…
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Dear Friends of the Institute, I am writing at an incredible inflection point in the history of the Institute for Sport & Social Justice. Being named CEO of this trailblazing organization has been the most rewarding professional challenge of my career. From the start, one of the key challenges we faced was moving from an…
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Global sports leadership nonprofit expands leadership team with new hire from University of Michigan ORLANDO – February 7, 2024 – The Institute for Sport and Social Justice, a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community on gender-based violence, the full range of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and leadership development, is pleased 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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