Black Athletes
This quarterback was blackballed from the NFL after kneeling for racial justice.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
These group profits the most from college sports.
Who are the universities, coaches, and the NCAA?
This organization governs most major college sports in the U.S.
What is the NCAA?
This term describes how Black athletes are highly visible and profitable but often lack control over their careers, similar to exploitation on historical plantations.
What is the New Plantation?
These people sit in the stands, cheer for their teams, and often don’t know that many athletes aren’t being paid.
Who are the fans?
The year Jackie Robinson make his debut and broke the modern color barrier.
What was 1947?
This recent policy allows college athletes to profit off their personal brand.
What is the NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) policy?
Many top college football and basketball programs make millions, but players historically couldn’t earn this.
What is money or income?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
CRT stands for this.
What is the Critical Race Theory?
This type of person often earns the highest salary at public universities in the U.S.
What is a football or basketball coach?
This former UCLA basketball player sued the NCAA for using his image in video games without pay — a case that helped lead to changes in athlete compensation.
Who is Ed O'Bannon?
The year when student athletes could earn revenue off their performances and NIL.
What was 2021?
Despite making up most of the players in revenue sports, Black athletes rarely hold these leadership roles.
What are head coach or athletic director positions?
This term is commonly referred to CRT's fraternal twin.
What is the Systemic Race Theory (SRT)?
In college football, this group of players usually earns far more attention and benefits compared to most other athletes on the team.
Who are star quarterbacks?
This student athlete was the first black football player at Rutgers University.
Who was Paul Robeson?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This seasonal event brings in over $1 billion in revenue each year for the NCAA, but players use to not see direct payment from it.
What is March Madness?
Despite dominating college football rosters, this group is underrepresented in coaching and leadership roles.
Who are black athletes?
The “new plantation” metaphor is often used to describe this modern system.
What is college or profesional sports?
In the "who really wins?" argument, athletes are often seen as giving this — without getting much in return.
What is their labor or talent?
This basketball player was a key member of the University of North Carolina’s 1982 NCAA championship team.
Who is Micheal Jordan?
This type of scholarship is often cited as "payment" for athletes, but it doesn’t match the money their performance generates.
What is an athletic scholarship?
This southern college sports conference, often praised for football excellence, has also been criticized for profiting off the unpaid labor of mostly Black athletes.
What is the SEC?
This theory supports the “new plantation” idea by showing how racism and profit are built into modern institutions.
What is the CRT or SRT?
They play the games, wear the gear, fill the stadiums — but only recently were allowed to earn money from their fame.
Who are college athletes?