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Jul 15, 2026 31 min

Athletes & Activism [Encore]

from The Facing Project Hosted by Indiana Public Radio

Professional athletes, like any celebrities, have huge followings and can influence positive change; yet they are often expected to temper and censor their statements on politics, social justice, and activism. Join J.R. Jamison and Kelsey Timmerman as they discuss Athletes & Activism. Photo – By Ron Cogswell via Flickr Creative Commons: https://flic.kr/p/DH81JN. Stories – • Momma’s Boy: Jessie Bates III’s story as told to Mitchell Carter from Facing Social Justice in Sports. • Untitled: Trey Moses’s story as told to Thomas Deckard from Facing Social Justice in Sports. Music – • "Spellbound" by Broke For Free. Released under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) license. From the Free Music Archive. Chapters – [00:00] Introduction. [03:13] "Momma's Boy" - Jessie Bates III's story. [09:41] "Untitled" - Trey Moses' story. [17:37] Interview with Trey Moses. Original air date: May 29, 2021

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