Henry Gates Louis, a successful author, historian, and much more, writes about why young African Americans believe that the peak of their success will only be reached by dribbling a ball. Gates analyses why this happens, and what is causing it to do so. “Young athletes, particularly young black athletes, are especially ill-served. Many of them are functionally …show more content…
In Beamon’s study she found, “As a result, African American males may face consequences that are distinctly different from the consequences of those who are not socialized as intensively toward athletics, such as lower levels of academic achievement, higher expectations for professional sports careers as a means to upward mobility, and lower levels of career maturity (1).” Raising your child for their life to be focused around sports and becoming the next football superstar, can turn into becoming a negative, more often than a positive. Making sure one supports their child in both athletics and academics is important, but emphasizing that sports leads to success, but not so much academics, can leave lasting