FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2023 PLAYERS COALITION AWARDS $50,000 TO 1 MILLION MADLY MOTIVATED MOMS AS PART OF THEIR INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND REDUCING POLICE VIOLENCE (LAS VEGAS , NV) — Players Coalition, a nonprofit founded by former NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins that is dedicated…

Players Coalition Awards Over Half a Million Dollars in Grants to Address Education Equity in Underrepresented Communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) – Players Coalition, a nonprofit founded by former NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins, dedicated to making an impact on social justice and…

By Aveion Cason and Tori Franklin Preparation is a central part of success in just about every endeavor in life. In athletics, much of the preparation takes place in the training room, on the practice field, and while reviewing video. These spaces allow athletes to gauge progress, prepare for specific…

May 17, 2022 Re: S1991 and a4331 Dear Governor Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, Speaker of the NYS Assembly Heastie and members of the New York legislature: We are a collective of current and former professional athletes and coaches from across twelve professional sports leagues in America. We…

By Aveion Cason The United States is the only country in the world known to sentence children to life without the possibility of parole in prison. And while the practice still exists, it is mercifully falling out of favor: To date, 25 states and Washington, DC have banned this sentence…

By Kelvin Beachum Recently, President Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, following decades of failed attempts by Congress to enact similar bills. Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation more than 120 years ago. Anti-lynching legislation has failed to pass nearly 200 times, starting with a bill introduced in…

By Trey Flowers and Anquan Boldin As kids, it took a village to make us the athletes we are today. Adults around us believed in and nurtured our potential. They helped us find opportunities to turn our passions into professions. Young people all over Michigan, a state we both fiercely…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 01, 2022 Players Coalition, the nonprofit founded by NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins, now with more than 1,500 athlete advocates across 12 professional leagues, announced this week that it has surpassed $1,120,300 in total local education grants. These investments address the digital divide…