NFL Launching Social Justice Platform With Grass-Roots Focus

The NFL is "launching a social justice platform, with an emphasis on education, economic development and community and police relations." The platform, titled Inspire Change, was announced Friday in "connection with its 32 teams and the Players Coalition." It includes "funding of grass-roots organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Operation HOPE." It also "will establish a digital learning curriculum for African-American history in 175 underserved high schools." This is the "latest step for the league and the players after they established a working relationship" in October '17 following player protests (AP, 1/11).