Will It Ever Change? Racism in sports on the rise Michael Porter Jr. “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”Martin Luther King, Jr. 2018 was seen as a year of change with Nike endorsing Colin Kaepernick. He became the new star of the “Just Do It” campaign, despite not being signed by an NFL team. Lebron James continued his heroic acts of speaking out against events in Washington, along with opening up his “I Promise” school in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. These are essential, not only to the African American community in America, but to the issue
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of what is going on abroad. With soccer or “Football” or “Fútbol” as the most popular sport in the world, you would assume it would be graciously accepting of any culture, race or gender, but sadly this is not the case. There have been many instances, but recently Manchester City’s own Raheem Sterling received abuse from a Chelsea FC fan who called him an obscene phrase that mentioned his race. Raheem Sterling, being a great man, responded to the moment with class and just went on to play the game. He was a hero in the World Cup for England that just took place this last summer and provided his comments to the moment on Instagram about how the British media aids these actions to a certain extent.
