The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality hosted From Protest to Progress, an NFL players forum focused on the power of sports to improve race relations. The forum featured current and former NFL players, NFL executives and prominent media members. Taking place in the Mickey Leland Public Affairs Building on the TSU campus, attendees included event host News One’s Roland Martin, Wharton School of Business Professor Ken Shropshire, NFL Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams, NFL Executive Tony Wyllie, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, NFL players Anquan Boldin, Malcolm Jenkins, Rashad Jennings, Brandon Marshall, Benjamin Watson, Andrew Hawkins, and many others
