Policing Black Athletes: Racial Disconnect in Sports - Paperback

by Billy Hawkins (Other), Vernon L. Andrews (Author)

This book explores how conflicts over diversity, culture, inclusion, exclusion, protest and control have been played out over the twentieth century in various sports and institutions, and what lessons we can learn from our overlapping-though at times, separate-cultural histories of Black and White.

Author Biography

Dr. Vernon L. Andrews obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with an emphasis in race and ethnicity, sport, and social psychology. He has published numerous academic and non-academic essays on African American culture and history. Raised in Oakland, California, he attends Burning Man annually.