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Articles by Michelle Sikes
Safe Routes Before New Routes
by Michelle Sikes – Sometimes it seems there are few things we can all agree on. Take a moment and try to think of one. Apple pie on Thanksgiving? February in Cleveland builds character? Guardians in 2027? Some of these are harder to deliver than others. But here is some common ground: children walking to school deserve the safest routes possible. So why aren’t we making sure of it? I learned Lakewood on foot. Long before I could drive, its sidewalks gave me independence.
The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemoration in Africa
Mark-Thiesen, Cassandra, Mihatsch, Moritz and Sikes, Michelle. The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemoration in Africa, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110655315 Mark-Thiesen, C., Mihatsch, M. & Sikes, M. (2021). The Politics of Historical Memory and Commemoration in Africa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110655315 Mark-Thiesen, C., Mihatsch, M. and Sikes, M. 2021.
Paralympic protest: athlete activism, apartheid South Africa, and the international sport boycott in British para sport, 1979-1981
In October 1979, Maggy Jones, a two-time Paralympic medallist from Edinburgh, appeared before a disciplinary tribunal of the British Paraplegic Sport Society (BPSS). Her crime: distributing leaflets during the European Paraplegic Championships about healthcare disparities between Black and white patients in apartheid South Africa.
Perspective | It’s impossible to separate politics and the Olympics
Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s silent gesture has reverberated across the more than 50 years since the two men thrust black-gloved fists to the sky from the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Echoes of their statement against racial injustice can be found in hammer thrower Gwen Berry’s refusal to acknowledge the American flag during the national anthem at the United States Olympic Trials.
Book Details - Michigan State University
A History Published by: Michigan State University Press Imprint: Michigan State University Press 258 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 in ISBN: 9781611864816 Published: December 2023 $19.95 Formats: Other Retailers: Description Since Pauline Konga’s breakthrough performance at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, the world has become accustomed to seeing Kenyan women medal at major championships, sweep marathons, and set world records.
South Africa needs to do more to promote women in sports
South Africa fancies itself to be passionate about sports and over the past two decades has launched a series of initiatives to promote women’s participation. But it doesn’t have a great deal to show for it. Women still remain underrepresented in all sports in the country. The best example is at professional levels where the nation’s main sports, cricket, rugby and football, have yet to consider establishing domestic leagues for women.
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