NASSS 2018 Conference - Vancouver

Singing and Dancing; Research & Writing to the music of the late Marvin Gaye's “WHAT'S GOING ON” the authors interrogate the policing of Black athletes activism and Black athlete bodies in the Caribbean and in the US. Each panelist will uniquely address, using a variety of data sources, the policing of Black athlete activists. Specifically, the panelists will address issues of Black women athletes; Caribbean cricket players; the Colin Kaepernick “Knee Movement” and the myriad ways the mass media has interpreted and “policed” Black athlete activism both literally and symbolically, including the ensnarement of some Black athletes in the US criminal justice system. The panelists will individually and collectively offer recommendations for future research and mechanisms for supporting Black athlete activists.