Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

"The myth of the natural black athlete is widespread, though it's usually only talked about 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 just happen because of natural gifts - instead, they grow out of the long, tough, and unpredictable process of becoming a known player." "Scott N. 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. To show how good players make the transition to greatness, Brooks 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. We witness them negotiating the pitfalls of forging a career and a path out of poverty, we see their triumphs and setbacks, and we hear from the network of people - their families, the neighborhood elders, and Coach Brooks himself - invested in their fates." "Black Men Can't Shoot has all the hallmarks of a classic sports book, with a climactic championship game and a suspenseful ending as we wait to find out if Jermaine and Ray will be recruited. Brooks's moving coming-of-age story 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."--Jacket.

African American basketball players --- Social conditions --- Basketball --- Social aspects

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

What kind of person loses sight in one eye and then through dedicated practice and honed skills becomes one of the top 50 NBA players of all time? What kind of person, with limited business experience, builds a start-up company into a thriving corporation and is recognized as one of the world's most successful black executives? What kind of person, while running a

African American basketball players --- Basketball players --- Mayors --- Bing, Dave, --- Detroit Pistons (Basketball team) --- Michigan --- United States.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

In the spring of 1968, the Omaha Central High School basketball team made history with its first all-black starting lineup. Their nickname, the Rhythm Boys, captured who they were and what they did on the court. Led by star center Dwaine Dillard, the Rhythm Boys were a shoo-in to win the state championship. But something happened on their way to glory. In early March, segregationist George Wallace, in a third-party presidential bid, made a campaign stop in Omaha. By the time he left town, Dillard was in jail, his coach was caught between angry political factions, and the city teetered on the e

African American basketball players --- Discrimination in sports --- Racism in sports --- Basketball --- History. --- Omaha Central High School (Omaha, Neb.) --- Omaha Central Eagles (Basketball team)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

African American basketball players --- Afro-American basketball players --- Basketball players, African American --- Basketball players --- Lloyd, Earl, --- Detroit Pistons (Basketball team) --- Syracuse Nationals (Basketball team) --- Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (Basketball team) --- Pistons (Basketball team) --- Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team) --- Nationals (Basketball team) --- Nats (Basketball team)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

African American football players --- African American basketball players --- Discrimination in sports --- College sports --- College athletics --- Collegiate sports --- Intercollegiate athletics --- Intercollegiate sports --- Universities and colleges --- University athletics --- University sports --- Athletics --- Physical education and training --- School sports --- Integration in sports --- Race discrimination in sports --- Racial integration in sports --- Segregation in sports --- Sports --- Racism in sports --- Afro-American basketball players --- Basketball players, African American --- Basketball players --- Afro-American football players --- Football players, African American --- Football players --- History --- Houston Cougars (Football team) --- Houston Cougars (Basketball team) --- University of Houston --- University of Houston. --- Houston (Tex.). --- University of Houston Central Campus --- University of Houston System --- University of Houston-University Park --- Houston (Tex.) --- Houston City (Tex.) --- Ethnic relations