The National Football League has partnered with Morehouse College to host a three-day workshop dedicated to teaching student athletes strategies for “effective advocacy.”
The workshop comes on the heel of the NFL’s recent pledge to donate $89 million dollars to social justice causes over the next seven years, a commitment that notably came in light of the protests against racial injustice seen by NFL players like Colin Kaepernick and others.
“This historic workshop is aimed at training the next generation of athletes who wish to use sport as a powerful platform for advocacy,” said Troy Vincent, the Executive Vice President of Football Operations at the NFL, in the NFL press release.
“Our partnership is designed to equip athletes as influencers and community leaders with the mechanics to develop their advocacy platform,” Vincent added.
David Wall Rice, a psychology professor at Morehouse College, took the lead on developing the upcoming training, but it was also developed in consultation with NFL athletes, social advocates, and sports administrators, the NFL says.
The NFL and Morehouse College have been in meetings since October 2016 that were convened by the RISE, a nonprofit dedicated to “harnessing the unifying power of sports to improve race relations and drive social progress.”
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Maybe the money would be better spent going into schools and teaching children how not to do or be involved with drugs and how to properly interact with police when being stopped or questioned.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. Now we can all categorize the NFL as a Political Channel instead of a Sports Channel and watch it as often as we watch MSNBC and CNN.
ReplyDeleteSports Channels, such as baseball, soccer, NASCAR, college football, and volleyball can still be seen in the sports block on TV.
Good to know. Now I know what to tune out when I want to watch Sports to escape the daily onslaught of politico TV.
THE Nazi and communist used this same method. But its all about the message. Teaching satanics values will not reap anything positive..WWJD?
ReplyDeleteThey've completely shot themselves in the foot. People are already tired of football and the social culture it represents.
ReplyDeleteHow about just play ball. Know one cares about your negative PC snowflake issues. If you want to be a leader preach God, preach positive thing.
ReplyDeleteThe End of the NFL
ReplyDeleteSo they are going to colleges to teach them how to be a victim and blame white people...Most people can't afford to go to college these people go and are still a victim.
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