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Npr: Do Black Athletes Face Glass Ceiling?

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Even though the 2007 Super Bowl showcases two teams both with black head coaches, Richard Purcell argues that black coaches and athletes are underrated and rarely given deserved credit due to still-existing racism in American spectator sports. A great look at affirmative action, racism, and the "glass ceiling" in American culture.

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affirmative action, discrimination, diversity, the super bowl
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Additional Tags
student diversity, african-american coaches, african-american football coaches, african-americans in sports, black coaches, black football coaches, npr, national public radio, sports affirmative action, sports equality, diversity in sports
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)