I'm In, Racism, Sports and Education by Christopher M. Spence. Hey, this isn't the United States, this is Canada. Not only do we have the same problems, but they are on the increase. Spence holds a doctorate in education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, lectures at York University and Humber College and is a superintendent for the a school board in Scarborough. All one has to do is sit with Spence for 30 minutes to realize the depth of this problem but also the cost to individuals and the system as well.
Racism is alive and well in Canada.
Spence is eloquent and passionate about the need to battle academic underachievement of black youths in schools. We have taken kids and sold them on a bouncing ball and running with a football and that being able to do certain things athletically was an end in its self. We cannot afford to do that to another generation. Everyone thinks this problem is just in the inner city in Chicago or New York. But the problem is right here, right now as we speak.