ISBN:
9780231541121
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Parallel Title:
Woodbine, Onaje X. O. Black gods of the asphalt
DDC:
796.3238
Keywords:
Urban youth - Social conditions
;
Streetball Social aspects
;
Basketball Social aspects
;
United States
;
African American basketball players Social conditions
;
African American young men Social conditions
;
Hip-hop United States
;
Urban youth - Social conditions
;
Urban youth Social conditions
;
Electronic books
;
USA
;
Jugend
;
Streetball
;
Basketball
;
Hip-Hop
Abstract:
A former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. Through interviews with and observations of urban basketball players, he composes a rare portrait of a passionate, committed, and resilient group of athletes and the transcendent experience of the game.
Abstract:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: "Enter the Chamber" -- Introduction -- Part I: Memory -- 1. "Last Ones Left" in the Game: From Black Resistance to Urban Exile -- 2. Boston's Memorial Games -- Part II: Hope -- 3. Jason, Hoops, and Grandma's Hands -- 4. C.J., Hoops, and the Quest for a Second Life -- Part III: Healing -- 5. Ancestor Work in Street Basketball -- 6. The Dunk and the Signifying Monkey -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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