College

Emeka Okafor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36CeUK-HtAA&feature=related

This is a clip from Spike Lee's "He Got Game", the story of a high school basketball star turned hot college prospect, and the story of his college choice etc. The segment of the clip i'm interested in begins at 7 minutes, in which his uncle interrogates him about his recieving money. I want to discuss further in depth the place of the college in relation to black males in sports, and the effect which it has had on this group. College sports provide a slightly different world than that of professional sports in many ways including lack of payment, the opportunity for education etc.