Advancement of Blacks in Sports (ABIS)

WE Got NOW!

EDUCATE. EMPOWER. MOBILIZE. ADVANCE.

EDUCATE: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS . . . HOW DID WE GET HERE?

• Anna Cockrell - USC - Track & Field
• Joseph Ossai - The University of Texas, Football
• Candace Parker  -  Professional Basketball Player
• Ben Crump - Civil Rights Attorney and ABIS Board Member
• Ryan Clark - ESPN Commentator, Former NFL Player

EMPOWER and MOBILIZE: ELEVATE YOUR PLATFORM . . . RISK AND REWARDS

• LaChina Robinson - ESPN Commentator
• Gwen Berry - Gold Medalist, Track & Field
• Andrew Cooper - Cal Berkeley, Cross Country, #WeAreUnited
• Kellan Grady - Davidson College, Men’s Basketball
• Akiya Thymes -  LSU, Softball, BSAA Co-Founder
• Kassidy Woods - Washington State University, Football, BSAA Leader, #WeAreUnited

ADVANCE: GAME PLANNING . . . CONNECTIONS and the PRACTICE of LEADERSHIP

• Anna Cockrell - USC Track & Field
• Joseph Ossai - The University of Texas, Football

Get in the Game

EDUCATE. LEAD. INSPIRE. ADVANCE.

THE SCOUTING REPORT ON RACE AND SPORTS

• Dr. Scott Brooks - Arizona State University, Associate Professor, T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics
• Dr. Harry Edwards - American Sociologist, Civil Rights Activist, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley

BRAVE CONVERSATIONS . . . USING YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN SPORT

• Dr. Ken Shropshire - Arizona State University, CEO of the Global Sport Institute and Adidas Distinguished Professor
• Dr. Albert Bimper Jr. - Colorado State University, Assistant Vice President, and Senior Associate Athletics Director
• Kim Davis - National Hockey League, Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs
• Paulette Granberry Russell, JD - National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, President
• Tamica Smith Jones - University of California, Riverside, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
• Oris Stuart - National Basketball Association, Chief People and Inclusion Officer

RACE AND SPORTS SCHOLARS PERSPECTIVES: DO YOU SEE WHAT WE SEE?

• Dr. Deborah Stroman - UNC-Chapel Hill, Associate Professor, and CEO, Center of Sports Business and Analytics
• Dr. Joseph Cooper - UMass Boston, Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair of Sports Leadership and Administration and Associate Professor
• Dr. Richard Lapchick - Eminent Scholar, Endowed Chair & Director, DeVos Sport Business Management; Vice President/CEO, ISSJ; Director, The Institute for Diversity & Ethics in Sport
• Dr. Lori Martin - LSU, Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology, Faculty Athletics Representative
• Dr. Leonard Moore - The University of Texas at Austin, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement and the George Littlefield Professor of American History