Contrasting Coates and Colter.*

Question: Do you think their skin tones, or more importantly, their attitudes, will separate the impact that both men have on their own futures (and those of their sons)?

“The movement will continue,” Colter said. “We might change the way we get things done, but what I learned is that when players stand up for what they believe in, they can change things.”
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“The Northwestern players’ courage has done a lot to change the game. They showed how much power the players have when they assert their rights under the law,” said Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association.

Answer:  I'd bet my money on the latter.
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* see previous two Subsumed posts for background.