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Athlete Well-Being & racial discrimination

Below are the best resources we could find on Athlete Well-Being and racial discrimination.

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Breaking the Surface

Champions aren’t born, they’re made. The haunting, searingly candid New York Times bestselling memoir of Greg Louganis’ journey to overcome homophobia, colorism, and disability to become one of the best Olympic athletes in the world.

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Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court

Former NBA star and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores his 50-year friendship with Coach John Wooden, one of the most enduring and meaningful relationships in sports history.

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When Black Athletes Perform in White Cities, the Locker Room Is Their Safe Space

Student-athletes of color chasing the dream to play at the college level are faced with the harsh reality that most college towns are in predominantly white cities.

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Racism in Sports: When ‘Trash Talk’ Becomes Discrimination | Living In Colour

Sports can teach people a lot of things, including sportsmanship, teamwork and discipline.

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Special Admission: How College Sports Recruitment Favors White Suburban Athletes (The American Campus)

Special Admission contradicts the national belief that college sports provide upward mobility opportunities. Kirsten Hextrum documents how white middle-class youth become overrepresented on college teams.

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Black and White Teammates Know: Conflict Is Inevitable; Winners Confront It

Plenty of people love to describe the world of athletics in utopian terms, using words such as “colorblind” and “open-minded” and “meritocracy.” They’re not wrong to regard their realm as better than the so-called real world.

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Black History: Athletes Who Stood Up for Social Justice | USA TODAY

Black athletes like Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith and Colin Kaepernick are connected through America’s sports history.

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The New Plantation: Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions

The New Plantation examines the controversial relationship between predominantly White NCAA Division I Institutions (PWI s) and black athletes, utilizing an internal colonial model.

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The Struggle Is Real: The Unrelenting Weight of Being a Black, Female Athlete

The cultural messages can be harsh, dehumanizing and constant

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Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP

The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo's extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece to super-stardom in America with the Milwaukee Bucks—becoming one of the most transcendent players in history and an NBA champion—from award-winning basketball reporter and feature writer at The Ringer Mirin Fader,...

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