Nowhere in American life do people with different perspectives come together the way they do in sports. Religion, race and gender seem to divide us most days, but on game day there are goals that unite us all. How? Why? Let's ask Mirin Fader, Jack McCallum and Louis Moore.
| Where: | Integrated Learning Center Room 150 (Seats 155, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Sports |
| Moderator: | Tony Perkins |
| Sponsors: | Session made possible courtesy of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, Tucson Orthopaedic Institute |
Mirin Fader is a senior staff writer for The Ringer. Her first book, "Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion," was a New York Times bestseller. She has profiled some of the NBA’s biggest stars, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, DeMar DeRozan and LaMelo Ball, telling the backstories that have shaped some of our most complex, most dominant, heroes....
Jack McCallum was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for more than 30 years and remains a contributing writer at the magazine. He is known primarily for his coverage of the National Basketball Association but covered a variety of other sports and also edited the Scorecard section of the magazine....
Louis Moore is a Professor of History at Grand Valley State University. The co-host of the Black Athlete Podcast, he is the author of three books, "I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood," "1880-1915 and We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement," "the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality....
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