Dr. Lisa Covington
@profcov.bsky.social
Several years before Dr. King is murdered, "4 Little Girls" (1997) did not survive a bombing of the 16th street Baptist church in Birmingham. A Spike Lee Joint streaming on @hbomax.bsky.social and others "Whose Streets" (2017) documents the modern day civil rights struggles, showing us how far we've come. And, how much further we must go. Streaming for free on @kanopy.com and roku "Alice" (2022) follows a Black woman escaping from a plantation in the 1970s while putting herself in a position to treat those who enslaved her like she was treated. Streaming free on @kanopy.com plus @netflix.com "Rustin" (2023) tells us the story of a silenced man who quietly orchestrated civil rights demonstrations along side folks like Dr. King and Medger Evers. Streaming on @netflix.com 🤯this dream of working w @thenba.space & @wnba.bsky.social is real
9yo me is freaking out, but grown me is keeping it together, mostly.
growing up watching these leagues changed my life. now, as a #sociologist, I get invited to share my expertise on gender, race and media. full circle 💫 #nba #wnba 
