As we feel the bounce of the basketball reverberating across the court or watch the football cleanly slice through the air toward its receiver, the ruthless federal agents separating families and killing American protesters rarely comes to mind. If anything, people often switch to their favorite sports channels to escape the headlines flooding their screens. […]
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The A’s Leave Oakland Ending an Important Era
Robert Baker tells Oakland voices, “When I think about Oakland, I think about community pride and activism. I see people who really care and are protective of Oakland and its culture and reputation.” There was a period of Oakland’s history where this valuable culture could be observed in the Raiders jerseys, Warriors hats, and Oakland […]
Bigger than Baseball: An Endless Lockout, The Labor Movement, and America’s National Pastime
On December 2nd, 2021, something strange happened. Major League Baseball scrubbed player faces, highlight reels and other media from its website. Where videos of iconic Yankees once stood, the only thing visible now was a letter from the commissioner of the MLB, Rob Manfred. The reason? The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the owners of […]