UNT At The Black Student-Athlete Summit
6/2/2022 11:50:00 AM | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Swimming and Diving, Track & Field/XC, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee , UNiTy
The Black Student-Athlete Summit is a three-day event centered around engaging and encouraging the holistic development of the Black Student-Athlete. North Texas student-athletes Alika Crawford (track and field), Saylor Hawkins (swim and dive), Ta'Shoyn Johnson (football) & Tylor Perry (men's basketball) attended this year's BSA Summit, hosted in Houston, Texas, which focused on the exploration of the mental health of Black student-athletes in America.
During the summit, students and administrators participated in sessions that included Mentoring Beyond the Field: Designing a Roadmap of Support for Black Male Athletes and Their Families, a town hall discussion on if Hip-Hop Failed Black America and The Intersection of NIL and Blackness, Racial Conflict in College Athletics, and More than an Athlete, amongst others. All sessions aimed to equip students and administrators with the tools necessary to understand and prioritize mental health of student-athletes, while understanding the unique challenges of diverse student-athlete populations.
Click below to see some thoughts and insight from Crawford, Hawkins and Johnson on their experience at the BSA Summit and in-depth perspective from Perry on how he plans to apply what he's learned to better the experience of Black student-athletes at UNT.
