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.
360th [or 366th] Colored Regiment Arriving in New York
1919
See an example of Black service in World War I.
The Founding of Black Colleges
by Jelani M. Favors
Learn more about the birth and evolution of historically Black colleges and universities.
The Color Line and “Double Consciousness”
by Trudier Harris
Examine the importance of “the mask,” “the veil,” and “the color line” in works by Dunbar, Du Bois, and Ellison.
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.
The New York Silent Protest Parade in Photographs
1917
Explore this response to white supremacist violence led by the NAACP.
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.
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