Moderator: David Maraniss
Panelist: Howard Bryant
Panelist: Toni Smith-Thompson
Panelist: Dave Zirin
Location: Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
A vibrant and provocative panel on sports, race, and social change featuring Howard Bryant of ESPN, Dave Zirin of The Nation, and Toni Smith-Thompson of the New York Civil Liberties Union, who, as a basketball player at Manhattanville College, was in Colin Kaepernick’s shoes a decade before he was. In conversation with David Maraniss.
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