From the NBA to Assistant DA
with Len Elmore
Learn about a unique path from the NBA, to Harvard Law School, to the legal profession, in this interview.
Basketball and Activism in the 1970s and 1980s
with Len Elmore
Learn about the career path of a former ABA and NBA player.
A Thematic Conversation with Col. Chris Howard
2025
Learn more about Lt. Col. Howard’s career in the military and higher education, and the impact of student athletics on his path.
A Thematic Conversation with Gen. Rodney D. Lewis
2025
Learn about Gen. Lewis’s career in the Air Force and his place in the history of Black aviation.
The Olympic Project for Human Rights
with William C. Rhoden
Learn more about athletic protests in the 1960s and their modern reverberations.
African Americans’ Involvement in World War II
by Marcus S. Cox
Learn more about how the Double V campaign was made manifest at home and abroad.
Narrative and Photograph of Omar Ibn Said
ca. 1850
Learn more about the capture and enslavement of African people through this photograph and narrative.
The Origins of African American Musical Traditions
with Portia K. Maultsby
Explore the building blocks of African American music and performance.
The Continuum of Athletic Activism
with Len Elmore
Learn about how Elmore’s time in the ABA and NBA coincided with a larger history of athletes responding to political issues.
The Great Dismal Swamp
with Marcus P. Nevius
Learn why this region of Virginia and North Carolina became fertile ground for maroon communities.
Hockey Clubs in Black Communities
with George and Darril Fosty
Learn more about hockey as a place of Black community organization.
Athletes in Protest
with Kevin Blackistone
Learn about the long path to protests led by Colin Kaepernick and their aftermath.
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