Nadia Jackson-Fitch

Nadia Jackson-Fitch is from Norman, Oklahoma, where she obtained her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma. Nadia was a sociology Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota and later a graduate fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. She is broadly interested in the modern manifestations of racism and colorism, the Black experience, and the role sport plays in upholding racialized and classed structures in the United States. Her research focuses on how sport, as an institution, reproduces systems of inequality.

Posts by Nadia Jackson-Fitch

The Layup as the Gateway to Utopia

How Basketball Can Save the World: 13 Guiding Principles for Reimagining What’s Possible emphasizes the deep connection between basketball and culture, how it fosters connections, and how its principles can shape our interactions with one another. However, Hollander’s argument falls short by often neglecting to address how basketball has also perpetuated the very issues we face as a society.