Valerie Babb’s latest book The Book of James: The Power, Politics, and Passion of LeBron puts a spotlight on Lebron James and his cultural impact away from basketball. And, by doing so, Babb also scrutinises the contrasting views of Blackness from that perspective.
This is a line from the book and it’s as sharp as a tack:
I am lucky to know a lot of sharp people I can share ideas with. It is interesting, though, that when I say “LeBron James” to some of them, I receive a dismissive I’m-not-into-sports response from those who tend not to mix Serena Williams with William Shakespeare.
Excerpt via Inside Hook
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