I cringe because I know it is coming once the conversation starts going in the direction of race. “My best friend is Black,” “I have dated a Black guy,” “you don’t know anything about my background, I have helped (fill in the blank).” These excuses are the usual responses when…

It’s time, friends. You may have spent the last few years or decades being a witness to problematic words, behavior, and people only to excuse it away. You sit in meetings or on committees and see your co-workers, those who we espouse to love and respect, get eaten alive when…

It’s time, friends. You may have spent the last few years or decades being a witness to problematic words, behavior, and people only to excuse it away. You sit in meetings or on committees and see your co-workers, those who we espouse to love and respect, get eaten alive when…

Being a head coach is tough. You are the face of your program and if you are the head coach of a high profile team you might be the face of the athletic department. Fans can name you and not your athletic director or president of your institution. Your moves…

By now, if you have not been living in a cave or on a cruise you know about the situation that occurred with Serena Williams at the US Open and the conversation/controversy surrounding it. I am not going to get into the weeds of “was the correct to do it…

Give me a CLEAR EXAMPLE of a racist… I hear this all the time when talking about racist issues or how Trump is a racist. A clear example…

How Do I Talk To My Student-Athletes About…Race, Gender, Sexuality, or LGBT Issues, or any other uncomfortable topic? How do I start that conversation with my student-athletes so that they know I am coming from a place of loving, caring and not a place of trying to get into their…

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When many athletic administrators or coaches step into new roles, we see them stand at the podium or speak into the microphone affirming their commitment to diversity and inclusion. They repeat the athletic department or university mission of diversity and how important it is to them. They talk about the…