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Author:
Howard Bryant
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Date:
January 21, 2020
Whether the issue is protest, labor, patriotism, or class division, it is clear that professional sports are no longer simply fun and games. Rather, the industry is a hotbed of fractures and inequities that reflect and even drive some of the most divisive issues in our country. These nine essays confront the dangerous narratives that are shaping the current dialogue in sports and mainstream culture.
What The Reviewers Say
Bryant showcases why he is one of the most talented writers of this generation in thoughtful essays.
A series of forceful, justifiably angry essays connected by the theme of white supremacy negating the full citizenship of black Americans.
... wide-ranging and sharp-edged.
