Racist Incidents

Sports

Center for New Community: “The Beautiful Game is for EVERYBODY”

Last night, the Center for New Community joined Chicago’s Soccer Heritage Night at the Odeum Convention Sports & Expo Center, home of the Chicago’s newest professional sports team, the Chicago Riot of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Center for … Continued

Racism Alive and Well in Spanish Football

In February 2009 the English national football team is slated to play Spain in a high-profile exhibition match. The match was originally to be played in Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium home of Real Madrid. However, the last time England … Continued

Lewis Hamilton: Victory in the Face of Racism

In June 2007, Lewis Hamilton made history by becoming the first black driver to win a Formula 1 race. A little more than a year later Hamilton drove his way into the history books again in dramatic style. Hamilton’s last … Continued