Sports and Ethnicities

In many ways sport means much more in the african american community than in other racial communities. Many african americans grow up in inner cities where they have limited opportunities. One way for many african americans to make it out of poverty is to become a professional athlete so sports tend to be more important for their community. Arthur from hoop dreams is a prime example of a young child who uses basketball as a way to succeed growing up in poverty. Although the story of Michael Oher in the movie "Blindside" is different than the lives of the two kids from hoops dreams, it is similar in many ways. Michael was adopted by a wealthy white family giving him a chance to have more opportunities to succeed. For Michael, football was his way of succeeding in life. Michael is given much more opportunities than the children from hoop dreams. I don't believe that sport is damaging Black American and preserving the myth of race, I feel it does the opposite. Sport helps bring together different communities to work as a team to succeed.