Souled Out? by Shaun Powell
This work is a fascinating look at black participation in modern day American sports. It conveys, in a compelling and sometimes controversial way, the benefits received and burdens carried, the racism received and the racism imagined of athletes and coaches in the USA due mostly to the colour of their skin.From John Carlos and Tommie Smith to Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, readers will be engrossed in the examples and explanations of what has transpired and evolved during the past 40 years. "Souled Out?" brings a fresh and forthright perspective to present day responsibilities and future opportunities.This work isn't intent on assigning blame so much as it is casting a fresh perspective on the current nature of blacks' participation in sports, its ills and benefits and advocating a greater sense of responsibility on everyone's part.The categories of topics, individuals and events featured will draw readers in, with an interesting mix of new and familiar, controversy and common sense and fact and opinion.Get a true picture from a leading black journalist who has encountered racism directly, experienced and witnessed the positive changes that have been made, has an inside perspective of the obstacles still present and opportunities that lie ahead.
Souled Out? is absolutely must reading for anyone sincerely interested in developments at the interface of race, sport and societyIn this regard, the book clearly portrays where we are as a society and where we are headed as a nation relative to these issues. Harry Edwards, PhD Sports Sociologist, Professor Emeritus Department of Sociology University of California Berkeley Souled Out? is a joy to read. Shaun Powell is the right man at the right time on the right topicrace, sport, and society. Rick Telander Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times Author, Heaven Is A Playground Here is what you get with Shaun Powell: thoughtful, considerate, provocative, original commentary. Souled Out? is classic Shaun Powell. He tells us where we came from, where we are today and where we are headed in his unique, straightforward dare I say so' way. Jerry Reese General Manager, New York Giants Shaun has a way of reaching parts of your brain that previously went untapped. You read Souled Out? and you will see. Terence Moore Columnist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Shaun Powell speaks the truth about how people felt on pivotal topics -- but didn't want to say themselves. This book will get you to think. Curtis Symonds Chief Operating Officer, Washington Mystics Former executive at Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Prior to joining Newsday in 1993, Shaun Powell was a sports columnist for the St. Louis Globe Democrat, the Dallas Times Herald and the Miami Herald. His columns have been recognised with numerous awards including: The New York Associated Press' Best Sports Story award in 1995 and the New York Deadline Club's Best Sports Story award in 1999. Powell is often a guest commentator on a variety of sports programs and has been featured on CNN, ESPN TV and radio, the Madison Square Garden Network, MSNBC, ABC sports radio, WFAN, One-On-One Sports radio, and the Metro Channel's Game Face show
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| ISBN 13 | 9780736067508 |
| ISBN 10 | 0736067507 |
| Titel | Souled Out? |
| Autor | Shaun Powell |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007-10-09 |
| Seitenanzahl | 312 |
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