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Raise a Fist, Take a Knee: Race and the Illusion of Progress in Modern Sports
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Author:
John Feinstein, Doug Williams
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Date:
November 16, 2021
Based on dozens of interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is an examination of racial inequality in professional athletics.
What The Reviewers Say
... absorbing.
Feinstein, who’s white, argues strongly, and often, that he will never comprehend how racism might feel to a Black man. He also argues equally, and sadly, that perhaps only a white sportswriter could write this book..
A sobering, carefully written assessment of ongoing inequalities dotted with small victories..
