The real color of money: Controlling black bodies in the NBA

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 158-179

  Leonard, David J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disciplinarity; Hip hop; NBA; Race; White supremacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645679840     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723506286725     Document Type: Article

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