Harry Edwards: ?The Promise and Limits of Athlete Protests to Compel Social Chan

The values of society are constantly changing under the shifting ideals of the American public. On Apr. 13, sociologist Harry Edwards, Ph.D. will be at Central Washington University to give a talk about the role sports play in compelling social changes. The talk will be held in the Student Union and Recreation Center (SURC) Ballroom at 7 p.m. and will be free and open to the public. A trailblazer responsible for bringing the sociology of sport to the national forefront, Edwards has published numerous books and was the architect of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, which is known for the Black Power Salute protest during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The lecture will be focused on comparing and contrasting the athlete activism of the 1960's with current events and will present some projections as to the course and trajectory of such actions moving forward. This talk is part of the CWU Social Justice and Human Rights Series. This year?s theme, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Black and Brown Lives Do Matter, seeks to educate Central?s community and spark discussions about race and equality.