Ethnic Studies
- Fifty years after the famed ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ Muhammad Ali is remembered not only as the heavyweight champ, but as a champion of civil rights.
- Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday, was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.
- The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season today highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.
- Fifteen years after Ed O’Bannon’s groundbreaking lawsuit, college athletes continue to benefit from greater control of their name, image and likeness.
- Kamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on whom you ask.
- As the 2024 Olympics begin in Paris, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scholar Jared Bahir Browsh considers how nationalism can inform and influence the games.
- In new book, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scholar Brooke Neely explores pathways to uphold Native sovereignty in U.S. national parks.
- Sports gambling creates a windfall, but raises questions of integrity, says ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researcher Jared Bahir Browsh.
- Carnegie Corporation of New York commits $18 million over three years to help 28 scholars find solutions to a national problem.
- Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scholar reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.