Samuel Freedman

@SamuelGFreedman

Author of nine books, former NYTimes columnist, Columbia J School professor, husband, father, Jew, UW-Madison alum, NY Giants fan

Joined September 2013

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Samuel Freedman @SamuelGFreedman Feb 12, 2023

Terrific work here by @JennyVrentas. The stories of Shack Harris were a big part of my book Breaking The Line. Black Quarterbacks in the Super Bowl Reflect Progress and Lost Opportunity nyti.ms/3XjZy0l

www.nytimes.com Black Quarterbacks in the Super Bowl Reflect Progress and Lost Opportunity (Published 2023) Black quarterbacks led both teams in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But for much of pro football history, Black players were steered away from the position because of racist assumptions.

Samuel Freedman @SamuelGFreedman Feb 10, 2023

Heading into the Super Bowl, what a treat to talk football with Chuck Todd on his podcast. This is one very enjoyable outcome of my recent piece in the Atlantic about Tom Coughlin's very moving memoir. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

podcasts.apple.com The Chuck ToddCast News Podcast · Updated Weekly · The Chuck ToddCast is back! If you're looking for smart, no-nonsense political conversation, you've come to the right place. The Chuck ToddCast goes beyond the...

Samuel Freedman @SamuelGFreedman Feb 7, 2023

Never too late! At age 67, I make my debut in the Atlantic, writing about a new football memoir from the Giants coach Tom Coughlin that does the seemingly impossible: recounts his career with vulnerability and tenderness. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

www.theatlantic.com A Football Memoir, With Tears A new memoir by the former coach of the Giants offers a human counterbalance to the heroics and chest-thumping of the Super Bowl.

Samuel Freedman @SamuelGFreedman Feb 1, 2023

That's some kind of way of celebrating Black History Month, by capitulating to a demagogue. nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/…

www.nytimes.com The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies (Published 2023) The official course looks different from a previous draft: No more critical race theory, and the study of contemporary topics — like Black Lives Matter — is optional.

Samuel Freedman @SamuelGFreedman Jan 15, 2023

Truth. Thank you @esaumccaulley The Kind of Revolution That Martin Luther King Jr. Envisioned nyti.ms/3IUMWt3

www.nytimes.com Opinion | The Kind of Revolution That Martin Luther King Jr. Envisioned (Published 2023) His last Sunday sermon reminds us about the perils of not being woke.