http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/muhammed 2008-12-02T10:56:07Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64143--church-members-will-go-to-hell-islam-is-the-fastest-growing-religion-in-ht-usa 2008-12-02T10:56:07Z bradleyc79 <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bumsMESAskw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bumsMESAskw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64143--church-members-will-go-to-hell-islam-is-the-fastest-growing-religion-in-ht-usa"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80990" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Islam is the Fastest growing Religion in the USA . Why. Join US</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64143--church-members-will-go-to-hell-islam-is-the-fastest-growing-religion-in-ht-usa">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39029-william-rhoden-muhammad-ali-and-the-athlete-as-role-model 2008-10-19T09:30:54Z FORAtv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NesJnjBcbbc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NesJnjBcbbc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/39029-william-rhoden-muhammad-ali-and-the-athlete-as-role-model"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/44056" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Complete video at: <a href="http://fora.tv/2008/03/25/Athletes_as_Role_Models_in_the_Steroids_Era">fora.tv</a> </p> <p>New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden gives his take on professional athletes as cultural role models, using Muhammad Ali as an example.</p> <p>-----</p> <p>Athletes as Role Models in the Steroids Era</p> <p>The Mitchell report revelations of baseball's "steroids era" led to outrage and dismay. Now the government is involved, with Roger Clemens testifying before Congress. But that's not all - 2007 turned out to be a year of scandal in sports: Michael Vick's dogfighting, Bill Belichick's "spy-gate" and Isiah Thomas' sexual harassment trial, to name a few. In light of all this, many have criticized professional athletes for unacceptable behavior. But are athletes held to a higher standard? Should they be judged as role models? At a time when the sports pages seem to contain more social commentary than game breakdowns, the NY Salon has assembled a panel of experts to discuss what this all means for both the sports world and our society at large - NY Salon</p> <p>William C. Rhoden has been writing about sports for The New York Times since March 1983. Previously, he was a copy editor in the Sunday Week in Review section since October 1981 when he joined the newspaper. Author of Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/39029-william-rhoden-muhammad-ali-and-the-athlete-as-role-model">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/10718-riz-khan-politics-of-sport-20-aug-07 2008-10-25T09:31:37Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/suY-JeVEuA8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/suY-JeVEuA8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/10718-riz-khan-politics-of-sport-20-aug-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/10885" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The 1968 200-metre Olympic gold medal winner, Tommie Smith, talks about that famous Black Power salute that saw him stripped of his medal and thrown out of the US Olympic village.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/10718-riz-khan-politics-of-sport-20-aug-07">Watch the video</a>