Shaka Hislop
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Speaking Topics
Resilience
Diversity & Inclusion
Racism in sport
Intersectionality
Creative inclusive cultures
Bio
Footballing legend, commentator and analyst for ESPN, Shaka Hislop is a social entrepreneur and speaker on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion. Shaka, started his professional footballing career in 1992 when he made over 466 first-team appearances over a 15-year period for six sides including Newcastle United, West Ham and Portsmouth. He was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago national side and represented them in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals.
After graduating from Howard University with a BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Shaka gained a degree from HU with an Executive MBA. In 2005 he received the English Professional Footballers Association’s ‘Special Merit Award’ for his services to the game of football, becoming a member of their Honour Roll, joining Brazilian soccer legend Pele as the only other non-British member.
Shaka sat on the Football Advisory Panel to the International Football Advisory Board from 2014 to 2018 advising on global sporting issues and law changes in soccer. In 2019 Shaka founded the Second Half Sport Foundation which collects second-hand and used soccer equipment for distribution and use by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in their kids and community outreach programs.
A founding member, patron and Honorary President of anti-racism organization ‘Show Racism the Red Card’, the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity, Shaka helped to establish the organisation 25 years ago after being the victim of racist abuse whilst out with his wife in Newcastle. After one of the group realised that they had been shouting at Shaka Hislop, the Newcastle United football player, they came over to ask for an autograph. Shaka realised he could harness his status as a professional player to make a difference. Coupled with the power of football and his status as a role model, he thought education could be an effective strategy in challenging racism in society. SRtRC continues to utilise the high-profile status of football and football players to help tackle racism in society and has also expanded into other sports. The majority of the campaign’s work involves the delivery of educational workshops to young people and adults in schools, workplaces and at events held in football stadiums. Across the UK, SRtRC provides educational sessions to more than 50,000 individuals per year
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