In the second edition of his definitive book on the steelband, The Illustrated Story of Pan, author Kim Johnson increases the page count by just 12, but the work feels more expansive than the first edition, which I recall only from flipping through it soon after its first publication.
King of Enterprise Clyde Leon laid to rest
CLYDE LEON departed from us in the same humble fashion as he lived.
Yesterday’s sending off for the former Trinidad and Tobago national senior team captain was low-keyed and restricted to a few family members at the Heaven Pathway Funeral Home, San Fernando—the numbers limited due to Covid-19 protocols...
How the Black Power Protest at the 1968 Olympics Killed Careers
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career.
ERIN BLAKEMORE
Sports bodies to boycott social media for bank holiday weekend over abuse
- Calls for fresh measures to tackle hate and discrimination
- Boycott to run from Friday afternoon until end of Monday
Why countries should break the crippling cycle of hosting big sporting events
All over the developing world, metropolises are rushing to cement their status as “global cities”. These are metropolitan centres that compete to become important hubs of cultural and economic activity in the interlinked global world. It’s all part of what scholars describe as “the modernity game”. And sport is rapidly emerging as an important way to display modernity and earn the “global city” mantle.
Exclusive: IOC Athletes' Commission recommend keeping podium protest ban but call for clarity on sanctions
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission has recommended maintaining the ban on podium protests at the Olympic Games, but called for a "restructuring" of Rule 50 and greater clarity on sanctions for breaches.