Opinion

Sports leadership is one way to combat the racism pandemic

John Warhurst
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:51am, first published June 11 2020 - 4:30am
Patty Mills in an Australian Indigenous Basketball All Stars jersey. Picture: Travis Hayto
Patty Mills in an Australian Indigenous Basketball All Stars jersey. Picture: Travis Hayto

The COVID-19 pandemic and racism are now indisputably linked, not just in the USA but in Australia. The link includes the greater health and economic impact on black people during the pandemic and now the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd.

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John Warhurst

John Warhurst

Canberra Times columnist

John Warhurst is an emeritus professor of political science at the Australian National University and a regular columnist for The Canberra Times.

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