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Black History Month: Making hockey accessible to everyone
Black History Month: Making hockey accessible to everyone
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
NBCS Chicago is celebrating Black History Month with special episodes to discuss the impact of the black athlete in sports. Chicago Sun Times feature story writer Evan F. Moore sits down with former Blackhawk and analyst for NBCS Chicago Jamal Mayers to discuss being a black athlete in hockey and what he's doing to help grow hockey in non traditional hockey communities.(3:00) - Why was it important for Jamal to write about his life in his book(10:58) - Ray Emery's impact on hockey(16:00) - Describes what the NHL and the Blackhawks are doing to grow the game(21:37) - The Devante Smith-Pelly incident at the United Center(36:10) - Reasons that hockey hasn't addressed social issues(40:06) - Addressing ignorance in hockeySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Feb 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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