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9. The New Plantation: Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 06:54 PM

Sep 2013

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The Case Against High-School Sports [View all] TalkingDog Sep 2013 OP

I have said this for years, murielm99 Sep 2013 #1

I have long thought that SheilaT Sep 2013 #2

I completely agree. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #3

I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #4

I know too many kids who'd drop out if not for sports. Igel Sep 2013 #5

Which foreign schools do you mean? thucythucy Sep 2013 #14

I was actually thinking about Japan and Korea. hughee99 Sep 2013 #15

High school sports changed both of my daughters' lives. enough Sep 2013 #11

Sports in high school are OK, except for varsity sports FarCenter Sep 2013 #12

Sports were instrumental in my opening up socially elias7 Sep 2013 #13

Sports have been a big part of my life since I was a teenager bhikkhu Sep 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jul 2015 #19

Sports may be overemphasized. Physical education is important. DirkGently Sep 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Jul 2015 #20

"Free" PE gets cut and "Club" or traveling team sports are taking over. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #18