DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

Beastification of the Black Athlete: Broadcasters, Word Symbols, and Racial Mythology

Authors

Matthew C. Stelly, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

April 1997

“Of the approximately 90,000 college athletes who participate in football, basketball or baseball, fifty percent are black but only six percent of the scholarships go to black athletes.”