Just three days after the NFL’s biggest stage was set, Reid met with more than 100 students, faculty, and staff at AU’s Washington College of Law on February 1 to discuss his new book, Rise of the Black Quarterback: What It Means for America. The event—which kicked off WCL’s Black History Month programming—was hosted by the college’s Sport and Society Initiative, led by N. Jeremi Duru, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on sports law.?

“I want students to understand that sport is a tool we can leverage to benefit and strengthen society when it comes to equity and race—and that positive change in sport can be a roadmap for society,” Duru said.