Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
Allegedly the first African-American in the United States to graduate from College * SOURCES* • Middlebury: https://www.middlebury.edu/library/people/alexander-twilight • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/twilight-alexander-1795-1857/
The destruction of Tulsa, Oklahoma's "Black Wall Street" (TRIGGER WARNING INCLUDED) * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2019/12/24/little-known-black-history-fact-1921-tulsa-race-riots/ • NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: https://www.neh.gov/article/1921-tulsa-massacre • BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/event/Tulsa-race-massacre-of-1921…
The first Black Greek Letter Organization ****SOURCES**** • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2015/05/18/little-known-black-history-fact-sigma-pi-phi/ • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sigma-pi-phi-fraternity-the-boule-a-brief-overview-1904/ • UNITYFIRST: https://web.archive.org/web/20040529202002/http://www.unityfirst.com/pressreleaseboule.htm…
How Black History Month started * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2021/02/01/black-history-month-origin/ • ZINNED PROJECT: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/carter-woodson-black-history-month/ • NYTIMES: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/history-of-black-history-month.html…
Recognized as one of the leading black philosophers and educators, and was instrumental in bringing attention to the Harlem Renaissance and first African-American awarded the Rhodes Scholarship. * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2014/11/19/little-known-black-history-fact-alain-locke/ • BIOGRAPHY: https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/alain-leroy-locke • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/locke-alain-1886-1954/…
Famously Tall Black circus performer ** SOURCES* • THE AMERICAN BLACK HISTORY: https://theamericanblackstory.com/2023/02/06/d62023/ • UNCLE JUNIOR PROJECT: https://www.unclejrproject.com/ella-williams
A pair of forgotten Black Baseball players that might have some right to Jackie Robinson's historic claim * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/04/20/little-known-black-history-fact-major-league-baseball-firsts/
First Colored Troops to engage General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army in direct combat * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2017/05/29/little-known-black-history-fact-23rd-regiment/ • BATTLEFIELDS: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/23rd-united-states-colored-troops
African American chemist who developed the first successful treatment for Hansen's disease (leprosy). * SOURCES* • BIOGRAPHY: https://www.biography.com/scientists/alice-ball • SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-trailblazing-black-woman-chemist-who-discovered-a-treatment-for-leprosy-180979772/…
What Christmas was like for Slave's ( SLIGHT TRIGGER WARNING INCLUDED) * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2012/12/23/little-known-black-history-fact-a-slaves-christmas/
Created a hair company that made the jheri curl affordable to the masses * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2014/10/12/little-known-black-history-fact-comer-cottrell/ • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/cottrell-jr-comer-joseph-1931-2014/ • THEHISTORYMAKERS: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/comer-joseph-cottrell-40…
Black artist known for painting Florida landscapes and selling them on the side of the highway * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2012/07/05/little-known-black-history-fact-alfred-hair-and-the-highwaymen/ • FLORIDA HIGHWAYMEN PAINTINGS: https://www.floridahighwaymenpaintings.com/highwaymen/alfred-hair/ • DIVISION OF ART AND CULTURE: https://dos.fl.gov/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/alfred-hair-and-the-florida-highwaymen/…
First known and syndicated black woman cartoonist * SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2013/08/18/little-known-black-history-fact-jackie-ormes/ • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ormes-zelda-jackie-1911-1985/ • AMERICA COMES ALIVE: https://americacomesalive.com/jackie-ormes-1911-1986-first-african-american-female-cartoonist/ • BLACK HISTORY HEROES: https://www.blackhistoryheroes.com/2014/11/jackie-ormes-first-african-american.html?m=1 • BLACK ART HISTORY: https://blackartstory.org/2020/09/01/profile-jackie-ormes-1911-1985/…
The man known as "the Virginia Calculator" * SOURCES* • MACTUTOR: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Fuller_Thomas/ • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VIRGINIA: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/fuller-thomas-ca-1710-1790/ • BLACKPAST: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/fuller-thomas-1710-1790/…
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