Michigan AD Warde Manuel, with Darryl Conway and Dr. Sami Rifat, discusses the plan to get student-athletes back to campus for workouts June 18, 2020. Detroit Free Press
When Michigan hired Warde Manuel in 2016, he became the third active Black athletic director in the Big Ten.
According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, there were just 14 Black athletic directors among 130 FBS universities in 2019.
Manuel is among that 9.2%.
In wake of the ongoing protests against racial injustice and police brutality, Manuel recognizes it's a "tough time" for society, but he's hopeful for reform.