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For the NFL, the lack of diversity is right in plain sight if you look on the sidelines. Although most of the league’s players are Black, 30 of its 32 teams have white head coaches.
George B. Cunningham, a Texas A&M sport management professor, explains what’s behind this failure. In his analysis, systemic racism and biased decision-making are two big parts of this puzzle.
This week we also liked articles about Russia and Ukraine, what it takes to sit on a school board and why so many sperm banks are getting sued.
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach in the NFL.
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George B. Cunningham, Texas A&M University
Despite efforts to diversify its coaching ranks, the NFL still has an abysmal record of hiring members of minorities not only as head coaches but also for coveted assistant coaching jobs.
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A Ukrainian soldier uses a periscope to view the positions of Russian-led forces on Dec. 12, 2021, in Zolote, Ukraine.
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Lee Feinstein, Indiana University; Mariana Budjeryn, Harvard Kennedy School
As Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, Ukrainians wonder about the worth of a 1994 agreement signed by Russia, the US and the UK, who promised to protect the newly independent state’s sovereignty.
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School board elections are increasingly contested.
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Casey D. Cobb, University of Connecticut
School board elections are becoming increasingly fractious and political events, with candidates focused on one or two issues. An education policy scholar explains why that’s a worrisome trend.
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Molly Jackson, The Conversation
A German report accused retired Pope Benedict XVI of mishandling several cases of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. Here are a few of our related articles on the Catholic Church’s crisis.
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Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia; Sonia Suter, George Washington University
Many people are filing lawsuits after discovering that sperm banks failed to verify information from donors about their medical and personal backgrounds.
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Eric Smalley, The Conversation
Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech are not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.
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