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The beacon of racial opportunity which is the National Football League (NFL) inclusive of 32 professional football teams have advanced beyond racially plagued issues related to African American athlete player representation and position segregation. However, when it comes to employing Black men as head coaches, the National Football League has continuously been engaged in contesting Blacks' equitable humanity.
Table des matières
Preface: The National Football League is Muddy Waters Clear - Introduction: The Footprints of Black Gladiators - The NFL's Rearview: Object Is Closer than It Appears - Voices from the Fringe: When Team Owner's "Wants" Can't Be Measured - Racial Undertones of Tainted Blood - White Noise: Character Creep and the Dinner Table - Black Hands on Deck: The Oxymoron of Black Athletic Thinkers - Gatekeepers: Head Negroes in Charge (HNIC) in the NFL - Where Do We Go from Here - References - Index.
A propos de l'auteur
Steven Randolph Cureton is currently a Professor and Department Head of the Sociology, Criminology and Justice Department at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Dr. Cureton has authored five books covering Race in America, liberation movements, black masculinity, homicide, and gangs.
