Sport as a Catalyst for Racial Progress and Gender Equity

Professional sports and big-time college athletics are often seen as typifying what is wrong with our society. There is another vision, however—one that uses sports to promote education, opportunity, and social change. Richard Lapchick, a visionary leader of this movement, participates in a lively panel discussion with Professor Doug Hartmann, Professor Mary Jo Kane, and Leo Lewis about how equity in sports impacts society.