Coaches 4 Change

C4C member Julian Assibey is an assistant coach at Florida women’s basketball.

He joined the final episode of season 1 to speak about his experiences as an immigrant who came to the United States from Ghana. How has his relative life of privilege compared to his early days in Ghana shaped his views on race relations and systemic racism in the US?

Other show highlights include:

- How Julian came to look at himself as a bridge-builder within white communities

- His recent return to Ghana, during which he visited Elmina Castle, a former hub of the Atlantic slave trade

- The "Listen, Learn & Act" initiative at UF

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

Host: A.J. Kanell

C4C member Trey Montgomery is an assistant coach at Penn men’s basketball.

He joined the show to speak about his team’s commitment to catering meals through black-owned business. Trey also shared poignant stories about racism from his days growing up outside of New Orleans, and touched on what this year has been like at Penn with the Ivy League cancelling the 2020-21 basketball season.

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

Host: A.J. Kanell

C4C member Kelly Komara is Associate Head Coach of Vanderbilt women's basketball

Discussion topics include:

- Vanderbilt's strong social justice track record and the leadership of Candice Storey Lee, the first black female AD in SEC history

- The relationship of the LGBTQ community with college athletics

- Mark Cuban's decision not to play the anthem before Mavericks games (and the NBA's subsequent decision to enforce its playing); the Vanderbilt women chose to stay in the locker room during the anthem this season

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

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C4C member Alex Popp currently serves as Student-Athlete Basketball Advisor at IMG Academy in Brandenton, FL. He is the former Head Coach of Vermont Academy in the NEPSAC.

Discussion topics include:

- Institutional racism in prep school athletics

- Genuine advocacy & legitimate social activism vs virtue signaling & performative allyship

- How to handle success as a white male when a portion of that success may be rooted in privilege

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C4C member Jasmine James is an assistant coach at Tennessee Tech women's basketball.

Discussion topics include:

- WNBA players' impact on the US Senate races in Georgia

- TTU players' reactions to the Capitol Building insurrection

- The role of sports in the current age of polarization

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C4C member Ezra Pinzur is a graduate assistant at Tennessee Tech men's basketball.

Discussion topics include:

- His important role within Coaches 4 Change

- "Enuff is Enuff" warmup shirts being worn by Golden Eagles men's basketball this season

- The new organization Ezra helped establish at Tennessee Tech: C.O.D.E. (Center of Diversity Education) 

- Engaging with members of the local police force, and having a new course at TTU taught by the Cookeville Chief of Police

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

Host: A.J. Kanell

C4C member Eric Haut is an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky University men's basketball.

Discussion topics include:

- Challenges of getting involved in social activism during a pandemic

- White privilege in college basketball coaching and the recent resignations of head coaches from two different major programs after accusations of racist and racially insensitive comments to players of color

- Coaching athletes who tend to hold different political beliefs than those of many of the team's fans and members of the surrounding community

- What he has learned from being in an interracial marriage

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

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C4C member Shannon Perry-LeBeauf is Associate Head Coach of UCLA women's basketball. She joins us to discuss the "More than a D.R.E.A.M." initiative started by her players. Plus, UCLA's star senior Michaela Onyenwere has become a star activist within the campus community.  

Also discussed: Kamala Harris will become the first woman of color to serve as VP. How to have tough conversations about race as a white person. How do we prevent incidents like the death of Breonna Taylor or the shooting of Jacob Blake from only serving to divide us more?

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

Host: A.J. Kanell

C4C member Amir Abdur-Rahim is the men's basketball head coach at Kennesaw State. He joins us from Cobb County, Georgia in the aftermath of the election to break down the impact of C4C's efforts to improve student-athlete voter turnout and political engagement level. 

Also discussed: Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump. Can we push for change while also striving for unity? Ice Cube, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Lil Pump voicing support for Trump. Abdur-Rahim's brother Shareef and their friendship with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who was suspended by the NBA in 1996 after refusing the stand for the anthem.

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

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On our inaugural episode, former Syracuse star and current Georgetown assistant coach and C4C member Louis Orr joins us to share his thoughts on the ongoing fight for social justice, the legacy of John Thompson Jr., and Orr's own role as a mentor in the college basketball coaching community.

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The Coaches 4 Change Podcast: Leading voices in the coaching world discuss the change they are helping to create. Drawing up a blueprint for social activism in the coaching community.

Host: A.J. Kanell