Sports & Society
Explore football’s connections to community, education and public life through stories from Huddle Up Magazine.
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Beyonce’s Super Bowl show brings praise and criticism
People are still parsing each frame from Beyonce’s halftime performance, trying to glean the messages, both subtle and overt, that…
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NFL anthem protests evolve past Kaepernick’s original intent
What began more than a year ago with a lone NFL quarterback protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling silently…
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Detroit Lions Announce 2024 Inspire Change Grantees
Allen Park, Mich. – The Detroit Lions announced today a list of grantees for 2024 who will receive funding generated…
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Broncos nominate Justin Simmons for 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide
SIMMONS’ 2020 COMMUNITY WORK In June of 2020, Simmons announced the establishment of the Justin Simmons Foundation, a nonprofit organization…
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American Cancer Society and National Football League’s Crucial Catch Works to Improve Cancer Outcomes Through Screening
Crucial Catch funds support increasing access to low or no cost cancer screenings in all NFL markets across the country…
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From composting to solar panels, NFL stadiums are working to be more sustainable
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A wall of solar panels towered above a sea of green football jerseys as…
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Gravity of white NFL players speaking up?
These public acknowledgements represent a benchmark in the league’s 101-year history. For too long, most white men in the NFL…
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NFL Network coverage focuses on social justice conversations
NFL Network analyst and former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew explained why he lives in constant fear and wants to…
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back, dead at 87
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career…
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Jay-Z on social justice partnership with NFL: ‘We’ve passed kneeling. I think it’s time to go into our actionable items.’
Rapper and businessman Jay-Z said a new partnership between his Roc Nation company and the NFL will bring attention to…