Sports & Society Reading Group with Guest Presenter Theresa Runstedtler

The Sports & Society reading group will meet on Friday, February 19 at 2:00 PM CT on Zoom. Dr. Theresa Runstedtler, an acclaimed academic and author of Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line has agreed to join us to discuss her work in progress, tentatively titled Black Ball: The ABA, the Slam Dunk, and the Struggle for the Soul of Basketball in the 1970s (under contract with BoldType Books, Hachette), which examines how Black players transformed the professional hoops game, both on and off the court.

If you're interested in joining us, e-mail co-organizer Noah Cohan for Zoom link and copies of the reading.