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Tag: Rupp Arena
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UK Basketball Coach ‘All Ears’ Regarding Conversation About Changing Name of Rupp Arena
In a letter written to the University of Kentucky president in July, faculty members at the school had outlined multiple steps to advance the school toward racial equity, including the removal of the name of former UK head basketball coach Adolph Rupp from the school’s arena. About a month later, John Calipari, UK’s head men’s […]
August 27, 2020
Sports
In Letter to UK President, African American & Africana Studies Faculty Call for Renaming of Rupp Arena
Faculty at the University of Kentucky (UK)’s African American and Africana Studies program are requesting that the school change the name of downtown Lexington’s Rupp Arena, which is named after Adolph Frederick Rupp, an accomplished basketball coach who has “come to stand for racism and exclusion” and alienation of “Black students, fans, and attendees,” reports […]
July 24, 2020
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