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The National Basketball Association is a place where white fans and Black players enact virtually every racial issue and tension in US culture. Following the Seattle SuperSonics for an entire season, David Shields explores how, in a predominantly Black sport, White fans - including especially himself - think about and talk about Black heroes, Black scapegoats, and Black bodies. Critically acclaimed and highly controversial, Black Planet was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN USA Award, and was named one of the Top Ten Nonfiction Books of 1999.

A meaningful discussion about racism is relevant in this modern era. We may not know it, but some people are still struggling to attain equality for their community. Racism can occur in numerous spots. It includes preference, isolation because of somebody's irrational view, ethnicity. Bigotry can be uncovered through an individual's activities just as their perspectives. Likewise, It can be reflected in frameworks and organizations. Prejudice is something other than words, convictions, and actions.