By Ken Reed
I truly think this time is different. I think as a society, we’re fed up with lingering racial injustice in this country.
It’s been heartening to see white leaders in government, corporate America, and the sports world step up in a strong way toward social justice in the days since George Floyd […]
Continue Reading →: Social Change Progress Hampered By Neanderthals
Guest Column
By Gerry Chidiac
One of the most important qualities of a good leader is the ability to listen. It is very easy to jump on a bandwagon and it is easy to jump to conclusions. It takes true courage to hear another person’s point of view, admit we were wrong, shift our beliefs […]
By Ken Reed
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is the beast of college football, which means it’s the beast of college athletics.
For decades, the SEC has wielded a ton of power in SportsWorld. The SEC has also long been a bastion of conservative, old-school ideology.
So, when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the state […]
By Ken Reed
(A version of this post was published as a column for Troy Media)
All of a sudden the NFL tells us they’ve seen the light. That their draconian reaction to players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice was all wrong. That they’re […]
By Ken Reed
LeBron James got off to a slow start as an activist. He seemed to be following the Michael Jordan model of not getting involved in political and socio-cultural issues. When asked to get involved, he declined. He basically self-imposed a “shut-up and dribble” edict on himself.
But in recent years, he’s […]
Continue Reading →: LeBron James’ New Voting Rights Effort Could Be Huge
By Ken Reed
Nate Boyer is a white man. He’s also a former Green Beret who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He played football at the University of Texas.
Nate Boyer is also the man that advised Colin Kaepernick to kneel on the sidelines next to teammates rather than sit down during the national anthem.
[…]By Ken Reed
Drew Brees’ recent comments about his belief that kneeling during the national anthem is disrespecting the flag, the military and war vets caused an uproar far beyond the world of sports in this country.
Brees strongly believes that kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the flag and what it stands […]
Continue Reading →: There Are a Lot of Ways We Are Disrespecting the Flag
In my Troy Media column this week, I talked about how we are falling well short of our ideals in this country:
America is clearly broken.
We’ve struggled from the beginning of this nation to live up to our ideals.
From our Pledge of Allegiance: “… with liberty and justice for all …”
[…]Continue Reading →: Is the First Amendment Another Casualty? Treatment of Drew Brees is Over the Top
By Ken Reed
America is clearly broken.
We’ve struggled from the beginning of this nation to live up to our ideals.
From our Pledge of Allegiance: “… with liberty and justice for all …”
From our Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal …”
[…]By Ken Reed
Most coaches have a leadership gene, no matter what level they coach at. It’s part of their makeup.
Following the despicable, appalling, unfathomable (it’s hard to pick the most appropriate word) death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis cop, coaches across the country have been stepping up and showing leadership in […]
Continue Reading →: Coaches Showing Leadership On Social Justice Front After Death of George Floyd