This is a book I am reading whenever I get the chance on the bus, plane, or in my room when I'm not studying for an exam.
"New York Times columnist Rhoden offers a charged assessment of the state of black athletes in America, using the pervasive metaphor of the plantation to describe a modern sports industry defined by white ownership and black labor. Instilled with a mindset whereby money does not necessarily alter one's status as 'slave,' as long as the 'owner' is the one who controls the rules that allow that money to be made." (Blurb from Amazon)
So at the end of the day just cause a black man is making millions on the court there is still that man controlling the means of production...
Things at the top are not always better, but I can't lie its a nice view.
"New York Times columnist Rhoden offers a charged assessment of the state of black athletes in America, using the pervasive metaphor of the plantation to describe a modern sports industry defined by white ownership and black labor. Instilled with a mindset whereby money does not necessarily alter one's status as 'slave,' as long as the 'owner' is the one who controls the rules that allow that money to be made." (Blurb from Amazon)
So at the end of the day just cause a black man is making millions on the court there is still that man controlling the means of production...
Things at the top are not always better, but I can't lie its a nice view.
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