Critical Race Theory: Black Athletic Sporting Experiences In The United States : Critical Race Theory

"This book examines the role of race in athletic programs in the United States. Intercollegiate athletics remains a contested terrain where race and racism are critical issues often absent in the public discourse. Recently, the economic motives of intercollegiate athletic programs and academic indiscretions have unveiled behaviors that stand to tarnish the images of institutions of higher education and reinforce racial stereotypes about the intellectual inabilities of Black males. Through the lens of Critical Race Theory (CRT), this volume analyzes sport as the platform that reflects and reinforces ideas about race within American culture, as well as the platform where resistance is forged against dominant racial ideologies"--Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Introduction....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Fraternal Twins: Critical Race Theory and Systemic Racism Theory as Analytic and Activist Tools for College Sport Reform....Pages 11-55 Interest Convergence: A Revolutionary Theory for Athletic Reform....Pages 57-84 Converging Interests: Black Scholar-Advocacy and the Black College Athlete....Pages 85-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Sports and Hip-Hop, the “Winning at All Costs” Mentality: The Intersection of Academic Fraud and Snitching on Black College Athletes....Pages 123-151 Race and Racism: The Black Male Experience in Sports....Pages 153-170 The Presence and Absence of Race: Ross v. Creighton University ....Pages 171-191 NCAA Bylaw 12: The Double Standard of Promotion and Suppression of Black Athlete Enterprise and Entrepreneurship....Pages 193-215 The Portrayal of Black Masculinity in the NFL: Critical Race Theory and the Images of Black Males....Pages 217-246 Critical Race Theory and Intercollegiate Athletics at Historically Black Colleges and Universities....Pages 247-277 Social Responsibility/Accountability Addressing Constructs of Critical Race Theory....Pages 279-293 Front Matter....Pages 295-295 Black Male Intercollegiate Athletic Administrators: Ascending the Career Ladder....Pages 297-314 Front Matter....Pages 315-315 Conclusion....Pages 317-320 Back Matter....Pages 321-330