What Sportswriters Call "Diversity" — The NFL Is 67% Black
09/14/2016
From Vox:
The NFL is 67% black. Diversity hasn’t helped white players and coaches understand racism.Their reactions to Kaepernick’s protest teach a sobering lesson.
Updated by David Leonard on September 2, 2016, 9:40 a.m. ET
… Proximity to African Americans doesn’t guarantee understanding, empathy, or even respectful deference — even in a space like the NFL, where white athletes are outnumbered by black ones.