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What's My Name, Fool? Sports & Resistance in the U.S. | |
Date | Friday September 16 |
Time | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Location Details | |
213 Wheeler Hall UC Berkeley Campus |
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Event Type | Speaker |
Organizer/Author | Michael Smith |
Haymarket Books presents...
What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the U.S. Featuring author Dave Zirin with Dr. Harry Edwards Friday, September 16th 7:00 p.m. 100 Wheeler Hall UC Berkeley Campus Sportswriter Dave Zirin, author of "What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the U.S.," offers a provocative and engaging look at the exhilarating -- yet often dirty -- business of sports, and the inspired people who play them. With a scholar's arsenal, an athlete's sensibility, a sports fan's verve, and a street fighter's acumen, Zirin engages with the world of sports like no other sportswriter today. His writing can be found at http://www.edgeofsports.com. Dr. Harry Edwards, recognized as the leading authority on issues of race and sports, was the lead organizer of the Olympic Project for Human Rights -- most famous for the demonstration at the 1968 Olympic Games by Tommy Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. He is Sociology Professor emeritus at UC Berkeley and a consultant to the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, Major League Baseball, and the NBA's Golden State Warriors on issues of racial diversity. He is also the author of "The Revolt of the Black Athlete," "The Struggle That Must Be," "Sociology of Sports," and "Black Students." Free and open to the public. Author book signing to follow. Please call 415.272.5049 for more information. |
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