Level Playing Field

The intersection of sports, race and social policy through a look at "Midnight Basketball," the innovative program started in Glenarden, Md., in 1986 to provide a haven for at-risk youths and help curb rising crime rates in the area.

The events that precipitated the NCAA's creation of the term "student-athlete," connecting that history to a wider modern trend in corporate America, avoiding legally classifying workers as "employees" to escape fiscal responsibilities.