Other sources of interest this week Amid COVID-19
concerns, the Tokyo Olympics will begin this week, with the opening ceremony set for Friday. The trials preceding this year’s games saw a
record number of out LGBTQIA+ athletes qualify, as well as
backlash against rules related to THC consumption. These are among the topics sparking conversations on
diversity and inclusion at the event.
Linda Greene is a law professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she researches and teaches sports law and constitutional law. She was the United States Olympic Committee Legislation Committee chair, its audit committee vice chair and co-author of its diversity and inclusion policies.
Sources of the Week on the news
Walter Kimbrough spoke to
NPR about journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ decision to accept a position at Howard University following a debate over tenure with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Victoria DeFrancesco Soto joined MSNBC’s The 11th Hour to discuss the dozens of
Texas Democrats who left their state, barring Republicans from voting on the state’s restrictive voting legislation.
Tracy Hadden Loh spoke to The New York Times about the
stability of downtown office districts.
Dolores Albarracín spoke to The Associated Press about the conspiracy theories and
disinformation that informed the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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