Open Forum with R.K. Russell
Book TV spoke to former professional football player R.K. Russell (The Yards Between Us) about being a bisexual man in the National Football League and why he decided to come out about his s…
207 viewsBook TV spoke to former professional football player R.K. Russell (The Yards Between Us) about being a bisexual man in the National Football League and why he decided to come out about his s…
207 viewsNCAA All-American swimmer Riley Gaines and others testified before a House Oversight subcommittee on the Biden administration’s proposed rule changes to Title IX to redefine the definition o…
12,337 viewsAdvocates testified on issues facing athletes before the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics on Capitol Hill. Topics included competition safety, transparency from gover…
278 viewsAdvocates testified on issues facing athletes before the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics on Capitol Hill. Topics included competition safety, transparency from gover…
250 viewsNonprofit executives and advocates testified on sexual abuse and misconduct in U.S. Olympic sports. Their testimonies were given before the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paral…
333 viewsAdvocates testified on issues facing athletes before the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics on Capitol Hill. Topics included competition safety, transparency from gover…
681 viewsAuthor Chris Serb traced the development of professional football from the Army, Navy and Marine teams that competed against each other during World War I. The National World War I Museum an…
257 viewsAuthor and producer Jeff Benedict talked about the upbringing, political activism, and philanthropy of basketball player LeBron James. This event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore i…
174 viewsFormer professional football player R.K. Russell (The Yards Between Us) discussed what it was like being a bisexual man in the National Football League and the challenges facing LGBTQ athlet…
183 viewsSpeaker Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ), and others spoke at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former baseball player Larry Doby.
956 viewsNCAA President Charlie Baker, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti, four-time national team gymnast Trinity Thomas, and others testifIed on compensation for college athletes for their name, ima…
1,280 viewsPresident Biden welcomed the Las Vegas Golden Knights to the White House to celebrate their 2023 Stanley Cup victory.
940 viewsThe athletic directors from Ohio State University (OSU) and Texas Christian University (TCU) testified on why there’s a need for Congress to regulate student-athlete compensation, especially…
547 viewsDr. Robert Johnson hosted a tennis camp at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia, starting in the 1940s where he coached young African Americans including Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe. Lange John…
704 viewsAttorney and College Football Players Association Board of Directors Vice President Madeline Salamone discussed the impact the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) name, image,…
330 viewsPGA Tour executives Ron Price and Jimmy Dunne testified on the controversial merger with Saudi-owned LIV Golf during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Su…
3,386 viewsPepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports …
1,264 viewsAuthor Arshay Cooper discussed his book, A Most Beautiful Thing, alongside Olympic rower David Banks. Together they highlighted growing out of poverty, how rowing changed their lives, and ho…
483 viewsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ashley Brown discussed the life and tennis career of Althea Gibson, the first African American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the …
388 viewsThis 1975 film showcased Arthur Ashe’s win at the World Championship of Tennis Finals in Dallas. It was narrated by Charlton Heston and included matches with Rod Laver, John Alexander, and B…
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