#118 - The Mainstreaming of Racism in Sports

On this edition of Deep Cover, host Omar Zahran dives into an uncomfortable but unavoidable reality: the blatant resurgence of racism and white nationalist rhetoric across the global sports landscape. From the digital fallout of the WNBA to international soccer stages, sports is failing to act as the escape it’s idealized to be, proving that the athletic arena is completely inseparable from modern geopolitics.Read the Article: Head over to our new digital home to read the full essay analyzing the Alyssa Thomas incident and societal double standards. We've Moved! Deep Cover has officially migrated its primary publishing archive over to Ghost. Subscribe for free to get early access to all long-form essays, sports culture journalism, and podcast updates directly in your inbox at deepcoversports.com. Note for Medium Readers: If you follow my work on Medium, you will still get articles, but they will lag a few days behind the main site. If you appreciate long-form, independent sports journalism that doesn't stick to sports, please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to the podcast.