PERS 3460 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Foyles, Serena Williams, Tommie Smith
21 Nov 2018
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Social justice, bodies & activism - lecture continued. Athletes involvement in social causes start foundations, create scholarship, urge kids to stay in school etc. Very few athletes speak out about politics, society, or relevant topics. When athletes do they get hate, negativity. Foyle is frequently speaking at high schools colleges, and conferences about the corruption role of big money in politics. Foyle"s activism is rare in the world of professional sports. Many athletes visit kids in hospital, start foundations that x inner cities, create scholarship funds to help poor students attend college and make commercials urging kids to go to school. Muhammad ali: the greatest fought the war & eventually won : Publicly opposed the war, and refused induction into the army in 1967. Publicly opposed the war and refused induction into teh army in 1967, for which he was stripped of his heavy weight title adn sentenced to ve years in prison.
