16 WAPT EARL HAS THE STORY.
EARL: THE FOLKS WITH THE
MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL
SAYS THIS DISCUSSION BETWEEN
SPORTS AND POLITICS IS TIMELY
AND THEY HOPE PEOPLE WALK AWAY
UNDERSTANDING A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE.
THE PANEL DISCUSSION IS CALLED
IDEAS ON TAP, THE POLITICS ON
SPORTS.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
PANELISTS ARE TALKING ABOUT IS
PAYING COLLEGE PLAYERS, RACE
RELATIONS SPECIFICALLY CALLING
KAEPERNICK AND NIKE AND THE ROLL
IN THE CITY.
AN ORGANIZER SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS IN
THESE TOPICS.
>> WE WANT TO MODEL THE IDEA OF
CIVIL DISCOURSE.
SO YOU KNOW, WITH EACH OF OUR
PROGRAMS WE TRY TO HAVE A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON THE
STATE.
WE TRY TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE
THINK ABOUT THINGS MORE
CRITICALLY AND ENGAGE WITH
PEOPLE IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER.
>> WHILE POLITICS AND SPORTS IS
THIS MONTH'S TOPIC, IT IS
SOMETHING THEY PUT TOGETHER
EVERY MONTH F
