Three Generations of Athlete Activists

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This week, three generations of activist athletes take the stage at Wake Forest University. It's me your Edge of Sports host Dave Zirin, interviewing 1968 Olympic legend John Carlos, former NBA player - who knows something about being "blackballed" - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, and Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad. If only there was something to talk about in the world of sports and politics.Also, I have some choice words about what the NFL players truly won after their meeting this week with NFL owners.Special thanks to Melissa Harris-Perry, Shanta Covington and Rolisa Tutwiler at Wake Forest.Dr. John Carlos, '68 OlympianREAD: The John Carlos StoryMahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Former NBA PlayerFollow on TwitterIbtihaj Muhammad, USA Fencing Olympic MedalistFollow on TwitterZirin, Colin Kaepernick Was Mocked and Threatened for Taking a Knee. He's Also Winning.https://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-was-mocked-and-threatened-for-taking-a-knee-hes-also-winning/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Super Lyrical - Big Pun Feat. Black Thought | Mental Flux - Clokworx | Power of Equality - Red Hot Chili Peppers | MC's Act Like They Don't Know - KRS One | Git Up Git Out - Outkast Feat. Goodie Mobb | Hot Sex - A Tribe Called Quest | Keep it Thoro - Prodigy | NBA (Never Broke Again) - Joe Budden Feat. Wiz Khalifa & French Montana | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	It's very refreshing for me to see all these young individuals make the statements that they're making today.
0:07.0	Roughly 49 years ago, people asked me after we did the demonstration in Mexico City,
0:14.0	what do you think you're doing? What do you think you accomplished?
0:18.0	You know what's going to happen to you?
0:20.0	I said, well, you seem like you think I'm a bad guy. You're terrible. think you accomplished? You know what's going to happen to you?
0:23.1	I said, well, you seem like you think I'm a bad guy.
0:24.5	You're terrible.
0:29.7	I said, well, if you think that I'm bad, wait for the next generation.
0:33.7	Well, here we are 49 years later.
0:37.5	The next generation is checked in.
0:51.2	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week we have a very special show.
0:55.8	It's me in front of a live audience at Wake Forest interviewing three of my absolute heroes, three generations of athlete activists, three people who are dead serious
1:01.4	about using sports as a platform to change the world. It is me on stage with Check This Out,
1:07.9	1968 Olympian John Carlos, Mahmoud Abdul-Rawu, NBA legend of the 1990s,
1:14.2	and Ibtahaj Muhammad,
1:15.7	who just returned from the Olympics
1:17.7	where she became the first Muslim woman
1:20.3	wearing a hijab to medal in the history of the United States.
1:25.1	And thank you so much to everybody at Wake Forest.
1:27.6	Thank you, Melissa Harris Perry.
1:29.7	Also, though, on this week's show, I've got some choice words about what came out of the
1:35.4	meetings with NFL players and a select group of NFL owners.
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