How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
- Written by Jonathan Howe, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Temple University
Professors have lower academic expectations of Black college athletes compared with white college athletes, a study found.supersizer/E+ Collection/Getty ImagesIn an effort to avoid stereotypes about Black male athletes, such as being labeled a “dumb jock,” Spike, a college football player, says he wore athletic clothes to class as...
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