The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually talked about only when a sports commentator or celebrity embarrasses himself by bringing it up in public. Those gaffes are swiftly decried as racist, but apart from their link to the long history of ugly racial stereotypes about black people?especially men?they are also harmful because they obscure very real, hard-fought accomplishments. As?Black Men Can't Shoot demonstrates, such successes on the basketball court don't happen just because of natural gifts?instead, they grow out of the long, tough, and unpredictable process of becoming a known player. Scott Norman Brooks spent four years coaching summer league basketball in Philadelphia. And what he saw, heard, and felt working with the young black men on his team tells us much about how some kids are able to make the extraordinary journey from the ghetto to the NCAA. He tells the story of two young men, Jermaine and Ray, following them through their high school years and chronicling their breakthroughs and frustrations on the court as well as their troubles at home. Black Men Can't Shoot is a moving coming-of-age story that counters the belief that basketball only exploits kids and lures them into following empty dreams?and shows us that by playing ball, some of these young black men have already begun their education even before they get to college.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226211411
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208918950
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Sociology of Sport
Author
Scott N. Brooks
Publication Name
Black Men Can't Shoot
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
217mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
336g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Scott N. Brooks
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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