Black college athletes are emotionally and physically harmed in ways not widely recognized, said Dr. Gabby Yearwood, a socio-cultural anthropologist at the University of Pittsburgh. For example, “There is no student that would ever tolerate me speaking to them” the way athletes are harangued by coaches. Very few college athletes become professionals, but all carry the burden of physical and emotional injury, said Yearwood, who wrote an article titled “Playing Without Power: Black Male NCAA Student Athletes Living With Structural Racism.”
The ICGSP put out this call for movements around the world to support the university movement for Gaza solidarity.
Kenyan President William Ruto is serving the role of a comprador facilitating the continued colonization of Kenya and betraying the revolutionary history of their people.
The destruction of encampments and the arrests of more than 3,000 students and faculty members have not stopped the movement for divestment.
The U.S. policy regarding the genocide in Gaza is one of incompetence and duplicity.
Afghans for a Better Tomorrow discuss the current state of Afghanistan and their work organizing against U.S. imperialism.
