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Playing while white: privilege and power on and off the field

Mandisi Majavu

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One of the long-standing myths about professional sports is that it embodies meritocracy. In his latest book, titled Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field, David Leonard con...

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One of the long-standing myths about professional sports is that it embodies meritocracy. In his latest book, titled Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field, David Leonard con...

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One of the long-standing myths about professional sports is that it embodies meritocracy. In his latest book, titled Playing While White: Privilege and Power on and off the Field, David Leonard con...

Key concepts: Meritocracy, White (mutation), Privilege (computing), Field (mathematics), Power (physics), White privilege, Sociology, Mythology

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