A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks

06/02/2023 28 min
A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks

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For decades, NFL teams actively discouraged Black players from playing quarterback, the sport’s marquee position.Today, we go through this shameful history — and celebrate this year’s historic Super Bowl, which features two Black starting quarterbacks for the first time. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuest: L.A. Times opinion columnist LZ GrandersonMore reading:Column: The NFL should stop running from its racial historyNo one should forget about Doug WilliamsThe Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks

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