Sports Leadership Diversity Push Falling Flat in U.S.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 1, 2023
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Progress vs. Power in Sport
The very first words of the introduction to Kenneth Shropshire’s book on sports leadership diversity, “In Black and White: Race and Sports in America,” are a quote from Bob Steiner, the longtime director of public relations for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Great Western Forum.
“We have no solutions to the problems faced by minorities in attaining equitable employment status – other than to simplistically expect that persons who hire be race . . .
