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Serena and Venus Williams. The eight African-American players on the 2007 Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Every black player in the WNBA.
What do these women have in common? All are top-level athletes who have been vilified, demeaned or criticized at some point in the media and by the public for their appearance and performance.
The negative images of these women — and other popular black athletes — will be the focus of a symposium at the newly established Center for the Study of Race, Sports and Culture at Morgan State University on Oct. 18.
