Q&A: CJ McCollum & James Cadogan on the importance of Election Day
NBPA president CJ McCollum and Social Justice Coalition executive director James Cadogan discuss the NBA’s approach to Election Day 2022.
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CJ McCollum: Public safety and criminal justice reform go hand in hand
“Let me be clear: Public safety and criminal justice reform are not mutually exclusive. They go hand in hand.”
Doc Rivers: Why I’m working with the Pa. Innocence Project
The number of innocent Americans in prison is disturbing and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers shares why he is teaming up with The Innocence Project to help right this wrong.
Detroit Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey: Vote to Improve Detroit and Michigan
Detroit Pistons Head Coach and National Basketball Social Justice Coalition Board member, Dwane Casey, speaks to the importance of voting in 2022 Election.
Shut Up and Dribble? The NBA Has Other Ideas – The Village Voice
Around the NBA
Jammel Cutler writes in the Village Voice about how the NBA and its stars are working to promote voter engagement this coming election day.
The NBA Makes Voting a Priority with no Games on Election Day
Around the NBA
The league has arranged this year’s schedule around election day, for the first time ever, in an effort to increase voter participation.
Social Justice and the NBA With James Cadogan
About the Coalition
Executive Director James Cadogan joins Bakari Sellers to discuss the scope of the Coalition’s mission and more
NBA Advocates for Equal Act and Right a Longstanding Wrong
The NBA has a long history of social activism and they are continuing that tradition through the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition.
NBA Social Justice Coalition vows to fight for voting rights
As the fight for voting rights stalls in Congress, the NBA Social Justice Coalition continues its call for lawmakers to act urgently to protect the right to vote.
‘We Have a Lot More to Do’: Inside the NBA’s Unprecedented Social Justice Coalition
Around the NBA
One year in, the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition has endured disappointment but remains committed to the fight against racial inequality.
Yahoo Sports spotlights Social Justice Coalition digital asset launch
About the Coalition
The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is establishing more of its presence and core issues with a video published to Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. The coalition was established as a partnership by the NBA, NBA Players Association and NBA Coaches Association (NBCA) in November 2020…
Q&A: James Cadogan, executive director of National Basketball Social Justice Coalition
About the Coalition
Appointed as the first executive director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition back in April, Cadogan is tasked with driving the group’s strategic vision and day-to-day operations, as the NBA works collaboratively to address racial inequality and advance social justice causes by raising awareness, educating citizens and advocating for policy change in multiple areas…
Howard and Morgan State will square off in inaugural HBCU Classic at NBA All-Star Weekend
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The men’s basketball teams from Howard and Morgan State will play a showcase game during All-Star Weekend in Cleveland as the NBA seeks to expand its support of historically Black colleges and universities…
Column: LeBron James schools California on keeping bad cops off the force
California is one of the few states without a process to prevent law enforcement officers who were fired for serious infractions such as excessive use of force or lying on a report from leaving one department and joining another…
NBA, NBPA add social justice panel to Rookie Transition Program
Around the NBA
As NBA rookies, second-year players, journeymen – and even 2008 second overall draft pick Michael Beasley – competed by day in the Las Vegas Summer League this week, at night the first-year players were in the conference rooms of UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center learning the ropes of being successful in the NBA…
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition backs EQUAL Act, urges Congress to move quickly
The National Basketball Social Justice Coalition is fighting to end racial and social inequality. The group, which is composed of players, owners and staffers, has advocated for policy changes regarding criminal justice, policing and justice reform, by reaching out to lawmakers in Congress and state and local legislatures…
James Cadogan, executive director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, lays out why it’s important for the sports world to take a stand
About the Coalition
Whether it’s on the court or in their own communities, NBA players across the league have become politically engaged and organized for action like never before…
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition’s James Cadogan talks league’s top activism priorities
About the Coalition
Cadogan is helping lead the charge in a league where 75% of the players are Black and represent 29 major cities across the country. I was excited to sit down with Cadogan to hear his vision as to how he intends to build a 21st-century justice initiative…
Op-ed: National Basketball Social Justice Coalition director calls for passage of federal policing reform legislation
I am the executive director of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, which leads the NBA family’s advocacy work. But, in 2014, I was managing the policy portfolio of the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice when Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was shot and killed by a police officer…
‘Time is running out’ on police reform negotiations: Sen. Cory Booker
With pressure to change policing in America following the death of George Floyd while in police custody, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., sounded the alarm Wednesday warning that “time is running out…”
That’s game: The NBA Foundation is driving economic empowerment in communities of color through more than $5 million in grants
Around the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players have an undeniable level of cultural influence, and they’re becoming increasingly intentional in the ways they use it for positive impact…
Carmelo Anthony wins first Social Justice Champion Award
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Former Syracuse star and current Portland Trail Blazer Carmelo Anthony was the recipient of the first Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, the NBA announced on Tuesday…
‘What can we do?’: the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition sets its sights on the George Floyd bill
Growing up in England, James Cadogan didn’t see many people who looked like him. But one day in 1992, turned on the television to see the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He saw Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Dream Team dominating the world in basketball…
Can NBA players become politicians?
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After the frenetic protests of the 2020 playoff bubble, superstars wrestle with turning activism into Washington lobbying—and the fraught politics of the national anthem…
National Basketball Social Justice Coalition urges U.S. Senate to pass George Floyd bill
On the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, the NBA and its Social Justice Coalition are urging the United States Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act…
A year after George Floyd’s murder, NBA, WNBA players push to pass police reform
On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer, the NBA, the NBA and WNBA players’ unions and a player-backed voter rights group have escalated their calls for the passage of the law enforcement bill that bears Floyd’s name…
One year after George Floyd’s murder, National Basketball Social Justice Coalition urges passage of policing reform bill
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition released a statement Monday night calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act as a way to honor the memory of Floyd and “others who have been victims of police brutality…”
NBA praises Chauvin guilty verdict, vows to push for ‘meaningful change’
The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association on Tuesday released a joint statement praising the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd…