Event
Join the Center for Africana Studies and the Wharton Sports Business Initiative for a conversation on race, sports and activism featuring:
Preston Brown, Woodrow Wilson High School Football Coach
- High school football coach who took a knee during the national anthem, inspiring his whole team and coaching staff to do the same
- Dean of Climate and Culture, Woodrow Wilson High School
John Carlos, US Track & Field, ’68 Olympics
- Bronze Medalist, 200 meter, ’68 Olympics
- Accepted his medal wearing no shoes, with a raised fist and bowed head
- Torch Bearer, Human Rights Torch, 2008
- Arthur Ashe Award for Courage
Anita DeFrantz, US Rowing Team, ’76 Olympics
- Bronze Medalist, Women’s Eights, ’76 Olympics
- President, LA84 Foundation
- Member, International Olympic Committee
- Board of Directors, United States Olympic Committee
- Vice President, FISA (International Rowing Federation)
Sonny Vaccaro, Sports Marketing, Nike, Adidas and Reebok
- Began the sneaker sponsorship of college basketball programs
- Signed Michael Jordan to Nike, creating the Air Jordan sneaker line
- Worked with Ed O’Bannon on O’Bannon v. NCAA, the antitrust class action lawsuit against using student athlete’s likenesses for profit