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Race & Sports
“The Future of Equity & Opportunity in Sports” with Bomani Jones
Bomani Jones is the host of Game Theory with Bomani Jones on HBO, where he tackles sports and their intersections with the world. He also hosts The Right Time with Bomani Jones podcast on ESPN. As CEO of Old Soul Productions, Bomani hosts The Evening Jones, an audience driven podcast discussing a range of pop culture topics.
Jones was the former co-host of the ESPN sports television programs Highly Questionable and High Noon, and was a panelist on the sports roundtable discussion show Around the Horn. He was the executive producer of Rand University, a film about former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss and an episode of ESPN’s acclaimed documentary series 30 for 30. He also worked on several documentaries.
For over 20 years, Bomani has written on sports, music, culture and politics for a variety of online and print publications. He is a former contributor for SBNation.com, and the former host of The Morning Jones on The Score on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio.
Bomani graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and got his master’s degree in politics, economics, and business from Claremont Graduate University, as well as a master’s degree in economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as an adjunct professor at Elon University and Duke University. Bomani currently resides in New York City