In this collection of essays, Wiley--in an immediate and unmistakable style--takes on popular culture as it relates to Black Americans today, adding a new dimension to the dialogue about race. Everyone and everything make their appearance: from Marion Berry and Nietzsche to Bernhard Goetz, Jackie Robinson, Spike Lee, and more.
Dexter King was just seven years old when an assassin took his father Martin Luther King's life. The bond between father and son was a close one and for years afterwards Dexter was haunted by a memory of himself and his dad riding their bikes through Atlanta's streets and by his father's laugh as he romped with his family. Dexter tried to find ...
Dexter King was just 7 when an assassin took his father's life. The bond between father and son was a close one and for years afterwards Dexter was haunted by a memory of himself and his dad riding their bikes through Atlanta's streets and by his father's laugh as he romped with his family. Dexter tried to find courage in his father's ...
In this detailed autobiography, baseball player Eric Davis tells his own story of the man behind the uniform, who confounded the skeptics who thought he wouldn't get out of the ghetto, wouldn't become a star player, and wouldn't survive cancer.
"This is a surprising book, a terrific book. It's not about boxing, but about an odd, demanding world in which boxing is the thread, the key to existence. Wiley deftly broadens the delineation of this world and its people. Perceptive reporting is the foundation and perceptive reporting is rare enough. Wiley enhances it with clear, quick writing ...
Like his literary forebears - Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, and yes, Mark Twain - Ralph Wiley has some information to purvey. The news is not always good. But with Wiley's electrifying take on subjects from the black intelligentsia to The Bell Curve to O.J., Dark Witness is certain to outrage, entertain, and ultimately ...
The definitive collection from the late Ralph Wiley -- pioneering journalist, acclaimed author of Why Black People Tend to Shout , and a towering voice in the world of sportswriting. When Ralph Wiley, a columnist for ESPN.com and a former writer for Sports Illustrated , passed away on June 13, 2004, he left behind a rich legacy of written work. ...
Like no other sport, boxing has given the African-American athlete an opportunity to catch the national imagination through physical prowess. Through Ashe's deft treatment, we see boxing matches subtly turned into morality plays. This book tells the stories of black boxers throughout history, from Jack Johnson to Riddick Bowe.
A basketball memoir that travels through the history of basketball in the US as it progressed from a fringe sport with a graveyard television slot to its present big-money spectacular, filled with inflated salaries and egos to match.
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