Thread by @DrakeKeeler, Hi. I'm glad football is returning, just like the rest of y'all. [...]

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Hi. I'm glad football is returning, just like the rest of y'all. I have my problems with it, but that's not the point.

Let's talk about how in the midst of this, athlete activism hasn't only been pushed to the side in media coverage, but almost completely ignored. (THREAD)

Last night, the Minority Student-Athlete Coalition hosted a rally outside of Memorial Stadium. I covered the event for the DN. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-student-athletes-host-rally-against-police-brutality-and-racial-injustice/article_07314522-f7bd-11ea-8622-bf60bf39cb00.html

Nebraska student-athletes host rally against police brutality and racial injustice

Nebraska’s Minority Student-Athlete Collective (MSAC) hosted a rally Tuesday evening in front of Memorial Stadium in which Husker athletes, coaches and others called for an end to police brutality and

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-student-athletes-host-rally-against-police-brutality-and-racial-injustice/article_07314522-f7bd-11ea-8622-bf60bf39cb00.html

The problem here is, past the DN and one other TV station (by my count, sorry if I’m leaving anyone out), there’s been nothing at all from Nebraska media.

Check the pages of OWH, LJS, etc.. Nothing.

I don’t know if I’m somehow missing something here, but that’s wild to me.

Keep in mind I wrote a column less than a month ago about the necessity of listening to athlete activism/voices even without sports. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/keeler-fall-sports-are-postponed-athlete-activism-is-still-crucial/article_0a4935a4-e664-11ea-8fca-13cb44846a96.html

KEELER: Fall sports are postponed, athlete activism is still crucial

Heading into the return of sports, social justice was expected to be and currently still is at the forefront.

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/keeler-fall-sports-are-postponed-athlete-activism-is-still-crucial/article_0a4935a4-e664-11ea-8fca-13cb44846a96.html

I understand football returning is a huge story too. But media outlets across the state haven’t even treated this like a side story, but not a story at all.

I hope media members are asking themselves where their priorities lie. I saw a whole lot of commitments to covering the stories of Black communities. Do y’all care when it’s not men’s basketball or football players? Do you care only when you can’t avoid it?

Hire more Black journalists, please.

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