Category Archives: Sports

Muhammed Ali’s Civil Rights  Contributions — and the superstar leaders inspired by them

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The irrepressible Muhammed Ali (1942–2016) came onto the global stages at the height of the US Civil Rights era. His unthinkable and unorthodox mashup of dominance in the boxing ring and potent social justice proclamations left indelible imprints in the hearts, minds and efforts of some of the […]

Changing the Field Where Feminists Play

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  Also published in MinnPost. By Andrea Morisette Grazzini An ad I saw recently showed how girls’ confidence plummets after age ten. It felt like a punch in the gut. I had just been discussing with a colleague how feminists seem to be failing girls. Admittedly […]