Carter, Ivan,
Young Black Athletes Chasing Dream Most Will Never Realize. Ivan Carter. - Kansas City Star, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 36, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Young Black Athletes Chasing Dream Most Will Never Realize, June 25, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Experts say the pressure remains higher than ever on kids in black communities to become professional athletes. It is an obsession that troubles people such as Harry Edwards, who has studied the relationship between race and sports in American society for more than 30 years and addressed the issue of young black people and the unhealthy fixation with sports." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the unrealistic expectations among young black athletes who seem to focus solely on future professional athletic careers.
1522-3248;
African American athletes
African American college graduates
College athletes
Professional sports contracts
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Young Black Athletes Chasing Dream Most Will Never Realize. Ivan Carter. - Kansas City Star, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 36, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Young Black Athletes Chasing Dream Most Will Never Realize, June 25, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Experts say the pressure remains higher than ever on kids in black communities to become professional athletes. It is an obsession that troubles people such as Harry Edwards, who has studied the relationship between race and sports in American society for more than 30 years and addressed the issue of young black people and the unhealthy fixation with sports." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article examines the unrealistic expectations among young black athletes who seem to focus solely on future professional athletic careers.
1522-3248;
African American athletes
African American college graduates
College athletes
Professional sports contracts
AC1.S5
050