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Freddie Gray R.I.P.(Demo Version)

Sound collage from the "Philly is Baltimore" protest and march on April 30, 2015. Recorded with hand held Zoom H5. Mixed and edited in Ableton live.

"Philly Is Baltimore" Sound Collage

More than 100 million people tuned in to watch Super Bowl 50 last night. In addition to seeing the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, viewers also witnessed one of the most political halftime shows in the Super Bowl’s history as the legendary singer Beyoncé paid tribute to the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter movement. Backstage, Beyoncé’s dancers posed with their fists in the air, recalling the black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics. Meanwhile, homeless advocates staged a series of protests in recent weeks over San Francisco’s efforts to sweep the homeless from the streets ahead of the Super Bowl. Many of the homeless were supplanted to make way for Super Bowl City, a gated exhibition area for NFL sponsors and fans to participate in game-associated festivities. We speak to sportswriter Dave Zirin. ||| Visit http://democracynow.org to watch the full daily news program, read the transcript, or search our  vast online archive. Livestream weekdays 8-9am ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google+ and Pinterest.

Beyoncé Wins the Super Bowl: Pop Legend Invokes Black Panthers, #BlackLivesMatter at Halftime Show

Super Bowl 50 was perhaps the most political in pro football’s history. Not for the game itself, but rather the remarkable halftime show with its powerful performance by musical superstar Beyoncé. This sporting extravaganza, more than any other, sits at the apex of U.S. commercialized sports and celebrity, with an estimated 110 million viewers around the world. Beyoncé brought to that huge audience a tour de force of political song and dance that far outshined the game itself. The song she performed, "Formation," has already been heralded as an anthem of black power for a new generation, confirming for any who wondered that the Black Lives Matter movement endures, with renewed vigor. ||| Listen to Amy Goodman’s podcast, which is recorded in conjunction with her weekly column published here: democracynow.org/blog. Amy Goodman is an award-winning investigative journalist, syndicated columnist, author, and the host of Democracy Now!, an independent, global daily news hour. She is the first journalist to receive the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “alternative Nobel Prize” for “developing an innovative model of truly independent grassroots political journalism that brings to millions of people the alternative voices that are often excluded by the mainstream media.”

Beyonce’s Super Bowl Touchdown for Black Lives Matter

Today there is largely universal praise for the ESPY statements of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. But what about athletes who stood up in much more difficult environment? Today we take a critical look at the ESPY statement with 2012 NBA first round draft pick Royce White. This is an NBA-level talent who has been pushed out of the league for standing up. We talk to Royce about the ESPYS and his future. I also have some "Choice words" about the way this discussion of athlete activism is being framed in the #BlackLivesMatter era.

Royce White twitter: http://twitter.com/highway_30
Royce White & Dave Zirin have an event together on September 21 in St. Paul at East Side Freedom Library: http://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/
Dave Zirin article on Royce White from 2013: https://www.thenation.com/article/sports-interview-non-sports-fans-have-read-my-talk-nba-player-royce-white
ESPYs opening: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=17061524
Carmelo Anthony's statement: https://instagram.com/p/BHmtRkehDV8
Royce White's open letter to Carmelo Anthony: https://twitter.com/Highway_30/status/751962281462730752
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The Premature Activist Athlete: Royce White on the ESPYs opening

This week on the edge of sports podcast we have the first and the only female CEO in NFL history, the Raiders own Amy Trask. We also speak to cultural commentator and author Bijan Bayne about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the war in Vietnam. We also have some choice words about the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major-league colorline, Kaepernick watch, just stand up and just sit down… Yeah it's a packed show.

The Raiders Are Going To Vegas!?

This week, we speak to Baltimore Orioles COO, John Angelos, about his stirring statement against racism after his team's star outfielder, Adam Jones, was hit with a barrage of racist insults at Boston's Fenway Park. We also have a Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down award, both connected to this incident, a special Kaepernick Watch and much more.

John Angelos, Baltimore Orioles COO
Read his statement after the incident in Boston: 'We Must Actively Stand Up': John Angelos's Response to Racism at Fenway Park
https://www.thenation.com/article/we-must-actively-stand-up-john-angelos-response-to-racism-at-fenway-park/

Dave Zirin, MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands
https://www.thenation.com/article/the-mlb-and-boston-sports-fans-have-to-stand-up-to-racism-in-the-stands/

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John Angelos on the Orioles and Racist Incident at Fenway

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The Premature Activist Athlete: Royce White on the ESPYs opening

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