Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore, PhD

The purpose of the boycott is to inflict economic damage and cause wider public disapproval of the gerrymandering plans that have been awarded the green light by the enabling SCOTUS decision.

The support and identification of HBCU students and faculty for the Palestinians is not as new as the more recent student protests might imply.

He was the epicenter of the revolt of the black athlete, and he was the first "black" champion. All others before him were considered and accepted the race classification of Negro. Moreover, black for Ali was considerably more than a name, it was a movement to restore the dignity and respect of black people while pursuing social justice.

By the mid-1980s, teams starting three or more black players were not unusual. The profits and prestige of winning were forcing compromises in past discriminatory practices. But the proliferation of black players was not matched with the hiring of black coaches.

For generations most whites have had no personal memory of those black persons who passed, because for passing to have worked, whites could not have become co-conspirators in the secret.