Ep 37 Race, Gender, and Social Justice Reckoning in the Sports World

Send us Fan MailJon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails detailed by the New York Times revealed he used misogynistic and homophobic language to disparage people. Gruden is now suing the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodall claiming the emails were leaked to force him out of the league. Shortly after Gruden resigned, the Chino Y Chicano talked with Kurt Streeter of the New York Times where he writes the Sports of The Times column. Streeter has a particular interest in the connection between sports and broader society, especially regarding issues of race, gender and social justice.    Read: ICE arrests contractor in the middle of West Seattle construction jobSource: The Seattle Timeshttps://share.google/rLKczFNcCPTLxuytnRead: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-usRead: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-goRead:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalezRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-itRead: https://www.washcog.org/in-t...