NN: The Linebacker at CNU
- Author
- Marckel 'Kelo' Bonds, VAACC, Trendel Lightburn, Jackie Glass, Hannah Sobol, Nichole Hill
- Published
- Tue 19 Nov 2024
- Episode Link
- https://truth-be-told.simplecast.com/episodes/the-linebacker-at-cnu-RW3lb_2r
What happens when a sidelined athlete takes a stand? In 2019, Kelo traded his football gear for activism, rallying his university to recognize MLK Day. Hear how he tackled systemic indifference and scored a win for justice at Christopher Newport University.
- Kelo’s Petition: https://www.change.org/p/paul-trible-in-respect-of-martin-luther-king-jr-classes-should-be-canceled-mlk-day-january-21-2019
- Uprooted: https://www.propublica.org/article/uprooted-documentary-christopher-newport-university-black-neighborhoods
- Restorative Justice follow up: https://www.propublica.org/article/christopher-newport-university-black-community-uprooted-task-force
- https://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2024-04-23/the-university-uprooted-a-black-neighborhood-then-its-policies-reduced-the-black-presence-on-campus
- 8% Article: https://issuu.com/thecaptainslog9/docs/issue_17
- https://issuu.com/thecaptainslog9/docs/clogvol50iss14real
- https://willardmaxwell.org/
