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Critical Race Theory: Black Athletic Sporting Experiences in the United States pp 85–119Cite as

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Converging Interests: Black Scholar-Advocacy and the Black College Athlete

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In the wake, or rather midst, of academic misconduct and narratives of Black college athletes’ challenges (e.g., from Kevin Ross and Dasmine Cathy), scholars have worked to address said inequalities. The importance of critical race theory to define the significance of cultural capital is arguably a seminal tool for scholars to use toward unveiling the challenges of Black student-athletes’ matriculation. However, these scholars, particularly Black sports scholars, have embraced a more active role in advocacy from developing mentoring programs to speaking on Capitol Hill. Illuminating the challenges and benefits that Black sport scholars endure is important in their quest to support Black college athletes.

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  1. Department of Health and Kinesiology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, 77446, USA

    Akilah Carter-Francique

  2. Department of Social Work, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Emmett Gill

  3. Department of Kinesiology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA

    Algerian Hart

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    Akilah R. Carter-Francique

  3. Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, USA

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Carter-Francique, A., Gill, E., Hart, A. (2017). Converging Interests: Black Scholar-Advocacy and the Black College Athlete. In: Hawkins, B., Carter-Francique, A., Cooper, J. (eds) Critical Race Theory: Black Athletic Sporting Experiences in the United States. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60038-7_4

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