,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #b1 #bjai,mr4  
,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,condemn+      
racism 9 sports4  ,:]eas racism has     
hi/orically influ5c$ ! infra/ructure 9  
major sport+ indu/ries s9ce its         
inception1 aft] ! #bjaf election !re    
seems to be a reem]g5ce ( raci/ rhetoric
 9 global1 national1 & local disc\rse1 &
 sports are n immune to ?is tr\bl+ tr5d2
 ,:]eas ! roots ( racism 9 sports date  
back to _! g5esis1 & p]haps no example (
 cle>+ racial hurdles comp>es to ! /ory 
( ,jackie ,rob9son :o 0 ! fir/ ,african 
,am]ican to break ! s-call$ color l9e to
 play 9 all-,:ite ,major ,league        
,baseball z a memb] ( ! ,brooklyn       
,dodg]s & ^: sacrifice & p]sev]ance 9 ! 
face ( su* visc]al hate 9 response to 8 
p>ticipation is rememb]$ z a hi/oric    
triumph = ,african ,am]icans2 ,:]eas    
,willie ,o',ree became ! fir/ ,black    

play] 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,national ,hockey  
,league play+ = ! ,bo/on ,bru9s1 e>n+ ! 
mantra z ! ,jackie ,rob9son ( hockey1 & 
is /ill active 9 promot+ div]sity 9 !   
sport2 ,:]eas policy enhancem5ts1 su* z 
! ,rooney ,rule 9 ! ,national ,football 
,league 7,,nfl71 h progress$ inclusion &
 div]sity 9 sports leagues & w\ld       
pot5tially h a significant impact if    
appli$ to organizations 9 o!r indu/ries2
 ,:]eas acc\nts ( bo? blatant & subtle  
racism h ju/ifiably captur$ ! att5tion (
 fans :5 publicly disclos$ 9 ye>s pa/1 &
 ! rec5t hateful & unapologetic tropes  
ca/ by public figures1 p>ticul>ly !     
,presid5t1 h elevat$ ! issue ( racism 9 
sports to a national discussion2 ,:]eas 
! ,univ]sity ( ,florida has record$ #eb 
acts ( racism 9 sports 9 #bjah1 an      
increase ( #aa comp>$ to ! previ\s ye>2 
,:]eas int]nationally ! numb] ( in/ances
 ( racism 9 sports m ?an d\bl$ 9 #bjah  
comp>$ to ! prior ye>2 ,:]eas )9 ! la/  
mon? ! ,utah ,jazz1 ( ! ,national       
,basketball ,association 7,,nba71 levi$ 

a lifetime ban aga9/ a fan :o           
delib]ately & repeat$ly call$ ,,nba />  
,russell ,we/brook boy lead+ up to a    
game 9 ,salt ,lake ,city1 ,utah2 ,:]eas 
a?letes 9 sev]al sports leagues :o 7    
initially inspir$ by ,,nfl play] ,col9  
,kaep]nick *ose to ex]cise _!           
con/itutional "r by ab/a9+ f p>ticipat+ 
9 ! national an!m to %$ light on ! kill+
 ( un>m$ ,black m5 by police (fic]s & ! 
widespread inju/ices t m9orities /ill   
face2 ,:]eas x5ophobic1 misogyni/ic1 &  
raci/ rhetoric %\ld n be condon$ 9 any  
circum/ance1 a basic value t has be5    
ignor$ by ! ,presid5t :5 he aims hateful
 comm5ts at a?letes ( color 9 8 public  
comm5ts on ! int]net & at rallies2      
,:]eas ! ,presid5t's behavior seems to h
 _h a spill-ov] effect on o!rs :o n[    
feel entic$ to propel racism & hate     
spee* 9 ! "n ( sports rivalries2 ,:]eas 
play]s l ,russell ,we/brook h receiv$   
f9es = respond+ to fans' raci/1 ?reat5+1
 or antagoni/ic comm5ts2 ,:]eas racism  
has be5 docum5t$ z a l+]+ problem 9 "s  

lock] rooms ov] ! ye>s1 & closet$ racism
 has rec5tly become an issue at !       
own]%ip level2 ,:]eas ,donald ,/]l+1 :o 
_h own$ ! ,,nba's ,los ,angeles         
,clipp]s1 0 captur$ on tape mak+        
d5igrat+1 raci/ comm5ts ab\t ,african   
,am]icans & ,,nba leg5d ,e>v9 ,magic    
,johnson1 ,jr42 ,:]eas ! m$ia's role 9  
advanc+ racial und]tones & race-bas$    
expectations cont9ues to be lat5t1 su* z
 :5 ,s]5a ,williams1 :o is hail$ z ! be/
 female t5nis play] ( all "t1 receiv$   
racially *>g$ press cov]age = h] passion
 & drive describ$ z outbur/s1 :ile h]   
,:ite colleagues (t5 d n receive su*    
criticism = simil> displays ( passion2  
,:]eas debate has sp>k$ ar\nd ! ,clevel&
 ,indians & ,wa%+ton ,r$sk9s = _! use ( 
logos view$ z raci/1 demean+1 &         
inconsid]ate2 ,:]eas ! ,wa%+ton ,r$sk9s 
own] has refus$ to ent]ta9 ! idea (     
*ang+ ! "n ( ! team1 :ile ! ,clevel&    
,indians ann\nc$ ! decision to remove _!
 controv]sial team logo f all uni=ms b  
cont9ue to sell m]*&ise emblazon$ ) !   

logo2 ,:]eas ! cont9u$ success ( a?letes
 ( color ov] ! ye>s has l$ to a s]ies ( 
successes by play]s1 includ+ =m] ,,nfl  
qu>t]back ,d\g ,williams' success w9n+ a
 ,sup] ,b[l1 %att]+ ! con/ruct previ\sly
 subscrib$ to by ,,nfl coa*es & sc\ts1 &
 dim9i%+ ! negative1 inaccurate         
connotations previ\sly held aga9/       
,african-,am]ican qu>t]backs2 ,:]eas1   
dur+ ! #bjah ,,fifa ,_w ,cup1 ,,fifa    
impos$ p5alties aga9/ ,russia = its     
fans' raci/ behavior aim$ at ,france's  
play]s ( color2 ,:]eas because !        
popul>ity ( sports has a wide rea* t    
exp&s demographics1 sports h a unique   
pot5tial to /e] ! conv]sation ar\nd     
discrim9ation & racism2 ,:]eas sports h 
always be5 bas$ on ! pr9ciple ( a level 
play+ field 9 :i* a*ievem5t is n bas$ on
 race1 e?nicity1 or religion1 b simply  
on a play]'s ability2 & ,:]eas major    
sports leagues h s\ght to exp& div]sity 
& inve/ 9 communities ( color1 b !re is 
/ill m "w to be done ar\nd alt]+ !      
public disc\rse on race & racism3 ,n[1  

!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 a?letes h ! "r 
to ex]cise _! con/itutionally protect$  
"r to fre$om ( spee*2  7#b7 racism 9    
sports mu/ be combatt$ & unequivocally  
condemn$2 &  7#c7 public (ficials %\ld  
use _! plat=m to enc\rage div]sity 9    
sports & highlight role models = "y     
memb]s ( m9ority communities4