Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a Georgetown University sociology professor and Detroit native, sat with Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley to discuss the intersection of race, sports and society. The conversation was part of the evening reception at the sixth annual DISC Sports Diversity & Inclusion Symposium, hosted by RISE on Oct. 9 and 10 in Detroit on the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series Championship. DISC stands for the Diversity and Inclusion Sports Consortium, whose members represent the country’s major sports leagues and organizations. They gather each year to discuss and create tangible solutions that drive greater diversity and inclusion in today’s sports culture. In this episode, Dyson and Riley also discuss the role of the Tigers’ 1968 championship in uniting the city after the Detroit Uprising of 1967, the history of athlete activism and its impact in today’s society.
