Transformational Developments at the Interface of Race, Sport, and the Collegiate Athletic Arms Race in the Age of Globalization

This essay includes a survey and analysis of social, cultural and political factors and forces contouring and configuring the state and trajectory of African-American Sports involvement as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century. These factors include the circumstances and conditions of the t...

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Main Author: Harry Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kansas Libraries 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Intercollegiate Sport
Online Access:https://journals.ku.edu/jis/article/view/10041
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Summary:This essay includes a survey and analysis of social, cultural and political factors and forces contouring and configuring the state and trajectory of African-American Sports involvement as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century. These factors include the circumstances and conditions of the traditional Black community; Black educational challenges; the issue of race, justice, and power; and the “collegiate athletic arms race” in the age of globalization in sport and society.
ISSN:1941-6342
1941-417X