Lonnie Bunch's The Athlete As Agent Of Change

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‘’ The Athlete As Agent Of Change ‘’ by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton discusses how sometimes athletes silently protest. For example, the article first mentions that in 2003, Toni Smith protest by turns her back on the flag due to the Iraq war and is hit with insults, mean comments, and taunts . It also mentions how protests in sports hold many lessons that we an apply to the nation's current anger. Some athletes might protest unfair treatment, gender equality, and or racial- profiling laws by using their fame to show injustice. The article also mentions some of the ways the athletes protest like for example, they might wear jerseys to show or stand up against what they're protesting, tweet in the internet, and or refuse to do something. Another