BYU alum Darron Smith, a sociologist, says leaders must do much more to combat racism, starting with an apology for the faith’s former priesthood/temple ban for Black members.
Brigham Young University women’s volleyball matchA week after a Duke player said she was repeatedly called a racist slur at the match with the flagship school of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the coach of South Carolina’s defending champion women’s basketball teamBYU officials say they believe the Duke player and continue to investigate the incident but have so far been unable to find the culprit.
Other schools and teams have had racist episodes at athletic events, so why has the Provo incident touched so many nerves? On this week’s show, BYU alum Darron Smith, who teaches sociology at the University of Memphis and is the author of “
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