The New York Times – Sports:
Dion Williams, who is Black and goes by the nickname Rocko, has helped upend the perception of who belongs in NASCAR.
Category: Discrimination
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Rachel Nichols Joins Showtime After Contentious ESPN Exit
The New York Times – Sports:
Nichols was pulled from the air at ESPN last year after The New York Times reported on disparaging comments that Nichols, who is white, had made about a Black colleague.
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NBA Under Pressure to Remove Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver
The New York Times – Sports:
A sponsor, team owner and players are calling for a harsher penalty for Robert Sarver, the Phoenix Suns owner, after an investigation found he mistreated employees for years.
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What’s So Frightening About Identical Twins?
The New York Times – Film:
“The Silent Twins,” a new film starring Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance, sets out to show the complexity of twinship onscreen.
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R. Crumb Means Some Offense
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Even from his refuge in France, the comics artist still makes America’s pulse race.
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The NBA’s Investigation of Robert Sarver Reveals More Abusive Behavior in Sports
The New York Times – Sports:
An investigation’s finding that Robert Sarver used racist and sexist language as owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury is another exhausting entry to the list of sports figures using their power abusively.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Defends 1-Year Suspension for Owner’s Misconduct
The New York Times – Sports:
Adam Silver, the league’s commissioner, said the suspension and $10 million fine were fair, considering the “totality” of the career of Robert Sarver, who owns Phoenix’s N.B.A. and W.N.B.A. teams.
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Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash
The New York Times – Sports:
The game-changing tennis player used her clothes as a statement of self and a weapon of change.