Date of Release: September 14, 2009 (SportsBusiness Journal) by Richard Lapchick I recently returned from Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program. It was the sixth time I visited South Africa, a country I came to love while helping lead the sports boycott of its apartheid-era government during the 1970s,…
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Date of Release: July 23, 2009 (Press Release) The WNBA remained as the best employer overall for women and people of color in sport. They have set the standard for sport with their combined A+ grade… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: June 15, 2009 (SportsBusiness Journal) by Richard Lapchick I am unabashedly a fan of the NBA and the Orlando Magic. I grew up in a house with a father who was a coach in the early days of the NBA. Basketball was part of our lifestyle. I love the game but also…
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Date of Release: June 10, 2009 (Press Release) The NBA remains the industry leader on issues related to race and gender hiring practices according to the Racial and Gender Report Card for the National Basketball Association for the 2008-09 season… Download Press Release – Adobe PDF
Date of Release: May 22, 2009 (Special to ESPN.com) by Richard Lapchick In December, I wrote a column calling for a civil rights movement in college football. It focused on the small percentage of African-Americans and other coaches of color among the 119 Bowl Subdivision schools in football, relative to the 46 percent of college…
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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
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
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
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…
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
