Category: Sports
Gold Is Also Black: The Story of a Black Quarterback
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Sandy Stephens was the first Black man to play quarterback for the storied University of Minnesota football team. In many ways, he was a forerunner of the athletic quarterbacks in the NFL today, scrambling to extend p...
Can Black Athletes Score in the Classroom?
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Black athletes have proven that they are winners on the playing field, but poor school performance has plagued their ability to earn high marks in academics. Dr. Leonard Moore, director of African and African-American...
A $40 Million Slave
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William C. Rhoden, New York Times’ sports columnist and author of “Forty Million Dollar Slaves,” discusses the evolution of exploitation in athletics. (3004)
Legends of Sports
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TBJ #2205 – “LEGENDS OF SPORTS” Arthur Ashe, Marcus Haynes, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Robinson, Jim Brown and John Thompson are all legends in the sports world. These renowned athletes are among the personalities profil...
1980 Olympics: Lost Gold
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A discussion of the pros and cons of the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. (306)
Arthur Ashe’s Whistleblower
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A journalist talks about Ashe’s youth and tennis. (2804)
The Winning Spirit
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Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Robinson and Marcus Haines are all legends in the sports world. These renowned athletes are among the personalities profiled on this edition for their “winning spirit.” (2205)
The Mystery of Black Survival in Sports
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Educators Dana Brooks and Ron Althouse, editors of “Racism in College Sports,” provide a scholarly approach to the issue of racism in college athletics.(2810)
