Sports journalist, social critic Stephen A. Smith to speak

(Editor's note: As of Tuesday, Sept. 23, tickets to the Stephen A. Smith presentation are sold out at UD box offices. The Center for Black Culture has a limited number of tickets available.)

8:29 a.m., Sept. 3, 2014--Stephen A. Smith, the noted sports journalist and social critic, will present a conversation titled “Adversity: Keep Your Head in the Game” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, in Mitchell Hall at the University of Delaware.

The event, which is sponsored by the Cultural Programming Advisory Board, is free for the UD community with identification (limit of two tickets per ID) and $5 for the general public.

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For general information, call UD’s Center for Black Culture at 302-831-2991.

Smith is a commentator and analyst for ESPN’s First Take and ESPN Radio. He has appeared on a number of national programs offering his opinions on issues relating to race, politics and current events.

For a flyer about the event, click here.