Mark Davis, owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and the Las Vegas Ace, joins Monte Poole to discuss his hiring of Becky Hammon, the Raiders’ commitment to diversity and the recent deaths of franchise legends John Madden and Daryle Lamonica. Davis also shares insight on the Jon Gruden email scandal, as well as Colin Kaepernick and NFL diversity hiring.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Steph Curry joins Monte Poole on Race in America to discuss Tiger Wood’s return to golf, how playing golf has helped with his basketball career and the influence golf has had on his life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The WNBA has historically been on the front lines in addressing issues that really matter. Which is why we invited Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas and LSU Prof. Lori Martin to share their experiences and observations in the episode of “Race in America: A Candid Conversation.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tony Dungy joins Monte Poole on Race in America to discuss his experience of switching positions in the NFL after being a successful quarterback in college and how there could have been previous versions of Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes or Russell Wilson if Black quarterbacks in the past would have been allowed to play their natural position.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Monte Poole is joined by Giants Spanish Communications Manager Erwin Higueros to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and discuss the contributions Hispanics have made in sports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole is joined by Civil Rights Activist Dr. Harry Edwards and former NFL player and Green Beret Nate Boyer to discuss Colin Kaepernick and the 5 years it has been since he sat during the national anthem, and why athletes now feel more embolden to speak out on social issues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Monte Poole is joined by sports agent Bill Duffy to discuss how Yao Ming’s arrival to the NBA helped globalized the game. Also, Warriors assistant coach Jama Mahlalela breaks down when basketball made a leap in global popularity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Monte Poole talks with Gina Hemphill-Strachan, granddaughter of 1936 Olympian Jesse Owens, to discuss her grandfathers legacy, athlete activism and the upcoming Olympic GamesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Steph Curry, Dell Curry, Vince Carter, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Tuck, CC Sabathia, Brian Kelly, and Kyle Rudolph sit down with host Damon Hack to discuss social justice in the year since George Floyd’s death and the ongoing push for racial equality in this country.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On Race in America, Monte Poole chats with Kenny Shedd and LeRonne Armstrong to discuss the need for police reform.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On Race in America, Monte Poole is joined former NFL Safety Haruki Nakamura and the NBA’s first Filipino player Raymond Townsend. They discuss the difficulties of growing up as an Asian-American athlete, and the ongoing violence against the AAPI community.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On the latest episode of Race in America, Monte Poole is joined by former Raiders Quarterback Jason Campbell as they discuss the ways Black quarterbacks are analyzed leading up to the NFL Draft.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Former Giant Randy Winn and former Oakland Athlietic Shooty Babitt join Monte Poole on Race in America to discuss the evolution of baseball, their journeys to the MLB and the role diversity plays in the future of the MLBSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NBC Sport Bay Area’s Monte Poole is joined by sports agents Lonnie Murray and Erin Kane. They discuss how they broke into the business, who inspired them and the challenges of making a name for themselves in a male-dominated field.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole discusses how his upbringing in Oakland has shaped him. NBC Bay Area's Marcus Washington talks about growing up in Memphis and the professional journey which eventually brought him to the Bay Area.Poole and Washington weigh in on the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January and protests over racial injustice that happened in the summer of 2020.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jeremy Lin joined Monte Poole and Raj Mathai on Race in America to share his emotions when seeing the recent attacks against Asian Americans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
NBC Sports Bay Area’s Takeo Spikes joins Monte Poole to discuss the impact Colin Kaepernick has had on the NFL and its players, Stacey Abrams’ influence in Georgia and the 2020 Presidential Election and how we move forward as a nation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tom Flores was the first minority coach to win a Super Bowl with the Raiders' Super Bowl XV victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Flores won two other Super Bowl titles as a coach, including another as the Silver and Black's head coach in Super Bowl XLVIII. Flores joined six others in the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, including longtime Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
On this episode of Race in America, Monte Poole is joined by NBC Sports Bay Area Warriors reporter Kendra Andrews and ESPN NBA reporter Malika Andrews to talk about their upbringing in Oakland, how they got into the sports journalism and how they cover athletes of the same race.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, NBC’s Michael Smith, former NFL coach Jim Caldwell and Falcons president Rich McKay have an in-depth conversation on the state of minority hiring in the NFL.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.