In 1989 the black population made up about 12 percent of the American population. Hoose (1989) notes that the median income of blacks is only about 57 percent that of whites and the black poverty rate is three times that of whites, as well as blacks having a substantially higher homeless rate at younger ages. Hoose also states that, “Some of these athletes earn millions of dollars each year, and many signed for huge bonuses. On the face of it, sports would seem to be a model for racial progress…racial prejudice remains as deeply rooted in American sports as it is in American society in general (1989, xviii)
Racism is seen by some of the players in various sports in terms of how they are treated, and this can include treatment that might seem
Racism is seen by some of the players in various sports in terms of how they are treated, and this can include treatment that might seem