Black Americans Are At The Heart Of American Sports. But Do We Reap The Rewards?

Dr. Brooks Robinson\Black Economics.org Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Check yourself! Anger and disappointment are likely to arise as you read this essay. The important and relevant question is: “What do you do with the anger and disappointment?” We kickstart this essay with a reconsideration of a January 2019 BlackEconomics.org Commentary entitled, “No Longer a Credible Threat.” It is less than one and one-half pages long. Please read it! Also, please consider the preface of a 2011 BlackEconomics.org monograph, 53. The preface states in part: At the beginning of football or basketball season, ask any young Afrodescendantboy who loves sports concerning who is going to win the NFL or NBAchampionships and you can be assured that he has a vision. He will not only tellyou which teams he expects to win the championships, but he will also tell you thereasons why his expected outcome may not materialize. We can expand the latter statement to refer to young Black American (Afrodescendant) girls and to include references to women’s professional football leagues and to the WNBA. The point is that our youth know a tremendous amount about sports. Realize that to enable their “forecasts” of game and championship winners, they have insights about...