Lori Martin featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge.

Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education.

For this week‘s edition (#1342), Bob has selected Lori Martin’s segment. An Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University, Dr. Martin’s segment discusses calling someone the greatest of all time when not everyone was allowed to play.

Lori Latrice Martin conducts research on race and ethnicity, racial wealth inequality, black asset poverty and the sociology of sports. She is originally from Nyack, New York. She received her doctorate from the University of Albany, State University of New York. She is an associate professor in the department of sociology and the African and African American Studies program. She has authored and edited more than 10 books including White Sports / Black Sports: Racial Disparities in Athletic Programs.

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