Harrison, L., & Bimper, A. (2011). Meet me at the crossroads: African american athletic and racial identity. Quest, 63(3), 275. How individuals define themselves has considerable implications within the realms of sport. Considering the large proportion of African Americans participating in high profile college sports, matters of identity likely become… Continue Reading Meet Me at the Crossroads: African American Athletic and Racial Identity
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city of basketball love: Philadelphia and the nurturing of black males’ hoop dreams
Brooks, S. N. (2011). city of basketball love: Philadelphia and the nurturing of black males’ hoop dreams. The Journal of African American History, 96(4), 522-536. Brooks reconstructs the beginnings of African Americans in basketball and focuses specifically on Philadelphia, highlighting the local organization of basketball by African Americans who took… Continue Reading city of basketball love: Philadelphia and the nurturing of black males’ hoop dreams
New possibilities: (re)engaging Black male youth within community-based educational spaces
Lamont Hill, M., Baldridge, B., & Davis, J. (2011). New possibilities: (re)engaging black male youth within community-based educational spaces. Race Ethnicity and Education, 14(1), 121-136. Despite the assertion that due to an Obama presidency America has become a post-racial society, Black males still face a unique social crisis. In this… Continue Reading New possibilities: (re)engaging Black male youth within community-based educational spaces