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I don't usually foray completely out of the sports world, but there are some occassions I cannot resist.  That catalyst usually occurs when film comes up. While I like sports, I love film. It was recently reported by National Public Radio , and other outlets, the streaming service of Home Box Office (HBO), known as HBO Max, announced it was pulling "Gone with the Wind" from its catalog, for the time being.  The decision comes after an upswing in support and protests for racial equality and police accountability across the country after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis law enforcement.  LINK: Clemson's Dabo Swinney's remarks on race fall short   HBO's reason is below: " Gone with the Wind  is a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society." "These racist depictions were wrong then and are wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title...

Sports has alwasy been a distraction from upheavel occurring in the world, and at times unifier. Going back to Preston Eagleson breaking college football's color barrier at Indiana in 1890, or when Jackie Robinson was finally allowed to play in Major League Baseball back in April of 1947, sports has at times been the proving ground for social progress, especially in America. LINK: Profiles in courage from sports While the Coronavirus has put sports on hold, sports figures and leaders have been looked on to put the murder of George Floyd, and overall race relations in the country, and give a nuanced perspective.  National Basketball Association coaches Steve Kerr and Greg Popovich, of Golden State and San Antonio respectively, each praised the the 2016 kneeling protests of former NFL quarterback Colin Kapernich , when he attempted to bring attention to police accountability as it related to the African-American community.  The college ranks have also seen coaches come out in su...