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Souled Out?: How Blacks Are Winning and Losing in Sports
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Souled Out?: How Blacks Are Winning and Losing in Sports
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by Shaun Powell
Sales Rank: 88162
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List Price: $22.95
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Hardcover: 291 pages
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1 edition November 5, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736067507
ISBN-13: 978-0736067508
Product Dimensions:
9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Book Description
Now, some 40 years after the American Civil Rights Movement set the stage for greater participation and integration of blacks in sport, the complexion of this country's ball fields, gyms, and stadiums--though not owners' suites and administrative boardrooms--has been forever changed. In Souled Out? award-winning author Shaun Powell pulls no punches in asking and answering tough questions concerning the state of blacks' sports participation today.
Sure to make you think, and likely to make you blink, Powell's work is unique in its objective, honest approach to this too-often polarizing subject. What emerges are an authentic picture and forward-looking perspective that challenge all of us to address the remaining obstacles to ensure that sports are equally accessible and rewarding for people of all colors.
Publisher Description
Souled Out? is absolutely must reading for anyone sincerely interested in developments at the interface of race, sport and society. In 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 topic--race, 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)
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I enjoyed reading William Rhoden's "Million Dollar Slaves" last year, but it read more like a history lesson than does Shaun Powell's excellent page-turner. While Powell offers some historical perspective on the state of black athletes in America, "Souled Out" is primarily driven by present-day issues. This is a big reason for my enjoying his book so much. This is an engrossing, thoughtful read by a terrific writer and the book should encourage lively debate around many dinner tables, water coolers, and football tailgates this season. Sports fans of every stripe will find this to be a great read spanning a variety of important issues. I could not put it down! A+
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