Sport is very important in African American culture. for many African Americans that cannot afford college it gives them an opportunity to attend college. Also Athletes are role models for African American children when they are growing up. They see these athletes as kids and dream big. also sports are extremely popular for any ethnicity in the United States.sports is extremely relevant in American culture as a whole, whites and African Americans do not differ on their passion and participation in sports. Also like depicted in the movie Hoop Dreams, many families and individual African American athletes are depending on athletic success for their future whether that is educationally or economically. I would like to compare this to the movie The Blindside. The Blindside is a disney movie. taking that into account it is easy to see why everything is so exaggerated and disneyfied. I believe Jonathan Orr was quoted as saying the story in the movie was far too glorified and he wasn't sure he enjoyed the film. However this movie has been seen by millions and it is probably a lasting image for many sports fans. A troubled African American Youth, rescued by a rich white suburbam family who ends up receiving a football scholarship at a prestigious SEC school. Jonathan Orr is also portrayed as having not played football in his entire life before trying our for his new rich private school team...yea right.

I do not think that sport is damaging Black America. It is still such a positive thing in many peoples lives. Although there are some negatives involved with black culture and sports it still provides opportunities. There are deeper problems than sport in Black America and our culture and society as a whole must change in several other ways to improve Black America before we start changing sport.