Herbert Lowe, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior lecturer, is the author of the commentary “Ranking 25 Films About Sports and Moving Black America Forward” published in the Los Angeles Times on July 15.

According to Lowe, “I teach students in my Race, Sports and Culture class that the most significant campaigns for racial equality in sports consistently have reflected the overall quest for civil rights in the United States.”

Lowe, who is an academic fellow at the Los Angeles Times, created a list of films that feature inspiring stories of Black athletes and coaches who have challenged social norms and values and focused on a desire for a great societal good.

His selection process was not scientific, rather he chose films that might make him cry, laugh or swell with pride.  The list includes “One Night in Miami,” “When We Were Kings,” “42,” “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings,” “Hoop Dreams,” “Remember the Titans.” “King Richard,” ‘Invictus,” “Race,” “Pride,” “Ali,” “The Express: The Ernie Davis Story,” “The Joe Louis Story,” “More Than a Game,” “The Jackie Robinson Story,” “Glory Road,” “The Hurricane,” “From the Rough,” “The Great White Hope,” “Coach Carter,” “Woodlawn,” “Big George Foreman,” “Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault” and “The Greatest.”

Posted: July 21, 2023
Category: College News, Sports
Tagged as: Civil Rights, Commentary, Film, Herbert Lowe, Journalism, Sports Communication