Highline Heritage Museum to host talk on Black athletes and protest on Saturday, Feb. 7

The Highline Heritage Museum will host a public talk on the history and impact of protest by Black athletes at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, featuring University of Puget Sound professor LaToya Brackett.

The program, titled “Platforms for Protest: When Black Athletes Speak Up,” will examine historic and contemporary examples of athletes using public visibility to address social and political issues, from Olympic podium protests to statements made during modern professional sports careers.

The museum said the talk will explore how protest has been defined, the goals behind it and the approaches used within the African American community.

Brackett is an associate professor of African American studies at the University of Puget Sound and serves on the leadership team of the Race and Pedagogy Institute, according to event materials. She holds two degrees in Black studies from Cornell University and Michigan State University and is described as an interdisciplinarian whose work centers the Black experience.

The event is part of the “America at 250th: Honoring History. Holding Complexity.” series and is presented with support from 4Culture and Humanities Washington, the museum said.

Additional information is available through the museum’s Facebook page and by phone at (206) 402-4020.

The talk will take place at the Highline Heritage Museum, located at 819 SW 152nd Street in Burien, WA 98166: