Sports & Society
Explore football’s connections to community, education and public life through stories from Huddle Up Magazine.
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‘Stick to sports’ rings hollow as athlete labor flexes muscles against racism
They’re not sticking to sports. They’re not shutting up and dribbling. Not on the court, not on the field, not…
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BTS ARMYs and NFL fans: The power of fandom in sports and music | NFL News
Image via BigHit Entertainment and Spectrum News Both BTS ARMYs and NFL fans thrive on community. Whether it’s gathering in…
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Football and the NFL Are Facing White Flight
Updated at 5:41 p.m. ET on February 1, 2019. Shantavia Jackson signed her three sons up for football to keep…
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With Eagles in Super Bowl, some Philly fans stick with NFL boycott and some punt
When 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, activists and football fans across…
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The Kaepernick Effect: a story of the other athletes who kneeled in protest | Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick no longer waits for the call to rejoin the NFL. Five years have passed since Kaepernick first sat,…
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Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every arena. Whether on the field, as a Hollywood film hero…
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Activist Tony Lewis Jr. Continues Fight for Family Reunification
Tony Lewis Jr.’s story of marching on the frontlines for reuniting families affected by mass incarceration is proof that change…
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Senior class selects NFL star, social activist Marshawn Lynch to speak at Princeton Class Day
Super Bowl-winning running back Marshawn Lynch, who is known for his community service and social justice work, has been selected…
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NFL legend, ‘Dirty Dozen’ star Jim Brown dies at 87
Jim Brown’s NFL career spanned just nine seasons from 1957-65, but he remains one of the NFL’s legendary running backs.…
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Former NFL Player Ray Lewis: ‘Let’s Make Lives Matter’
As New Jersey’s largest city continues to grapple with urban violence, Former NFL player Ray Lewis sent an “urgent” call…