Michael Johnson, the former American Olympic sprint champion and broadcaster, is launching a documentary-style podcast series focusing on athletes who have made a stand against social injustice
As an athlete, Johnson was not known for his activism. He says he grew up supporting political candidates and participating in protest marches while at college, but that his competitive days came during a period when, apart from specific issues such as boycotting apartheid in South Africa, the intersection between sport and politics was not as clear then as it is now.
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