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Boston University men's basketball team wearing social justice shirts before a game

COM, Alumni Association hosts sports anti-racism discussion

Sydney Walsh February 26, 2021
The Boston University College of Communication hosted “Sports and the Work of Antiracism" on Wednesday. The discussion featured BU women's basketball coach Marisa Moseley, ESPN senior vice president and editor-in-chief of “The Undefeated” and BU alumnus, Kevin Merida and BU lecturer A. Sherrod Blakely.
The Boston University men’s soccer team stands for the national anthem on Wednesday night. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU community questions role of national anthem in sports

Mike Reddy October 6, 2017

Since Colin Kaepernick first started kneeling during the national anthem in protest last year, many more professional athletes have joined in. Whether or not these protests are appropriate have been...

Kevin Merida, ESPN senior vice president, sits down with Dean Kenneth Elmore Wednesday night at the Howard Thurman Center to discuss protest, racial tensions and media coverage in professional sports after clashes in Charlottesville. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

COM alumnus Kevin Merida, Dean Elmore talk sports culture post-Charlottesville

Noor Adatia September 14, 2017

ESPN Senior Vice President Kevin Merida sat down with Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground on Wednesday evening to discuss the impact of the recent protests...

The second annual Play it Forward contest brought together leaders from the sports world and media to discuss how gender and race issues are embedded in sports culture. PHOTO BY JINGYI LIN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Sports personalities gather to discuss race and gender at Play it Forward Summit

Josee Matela April 18, 2017

Last Friday, the second Play It Forward Summit brought industry leaders to Boston University’s Agganis Arena to tackle race and gender issues in the sports industry. Speakers and attendees explored...

James Stergios, a public policy expert at the Pioneer Institute, has been elected to the Boston University Board of Overseers. PHOTO COURTESY PIONEER INSTITUTE

BU names notable alumni to university boards

Laney Ruckstuhl February 27, 2017

Boston University announced Thursday it had recently appointed an ESPN journalist and a public policy expert, both BU alum, to its Board of Trustees and Board of Overseers. Kevin Merida, senior...

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