Sports and education should represent a powerful and positive alliance. Singer demonstrates how wrong it can all go when ideas about race and property intersect. — Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Unsparing in its critique of the significance of race in the ‘collegiate sports industrial complex’ but abidingly optimistic in its final outlook, Race, Sports, and Education brings the debate over the status and circumstances of Black male collegiate athletes into the twenty-first century. — Harry Edwards, professor emeritus, sociology, University of California, Berkeley, and consultant for the NFL, NBA, and NCAA College/University

Race, Sports, and Education gives a voice to the voiceless through the words of Black male athletes. — John Shoop, former NFL and college football coach 

John Singer puts forward an essential truth: that to find pathways to advance justice and equality for African American male college athletes, the issue of race must be placed at the center. — Ellen J. Staurowsky, professor, Department of Sport Management, Lebow College of Business, Drexel University 

Singer’s brilliance is evidenced in prose, in expert analysis, and in his skillful presentation of compelling counternarratives. This important volume complicates what we know about how race, sports, and education commingle. — Shaun R. Harper, founder and executive director, University of Southern California Race and Equity Center

The academic talent development of Black male college athletes remains grossly understudied and poorly documented. John Singer’s new text is a timely and welcome entry for that critical knowledge gap. — Eddie Comeaux, editor of College Athletes’ Rights and Well-Being

...Singer's work is an impressive accomplishment. He blends methods and fields, including critical race theory, sociology, sports management, and more. The book is useful for anyone interested in education, race, or athletics. — Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

Race, Sports, and Education is highly readable and should be read by high school, community college, and HWCU educators, whether in the classroom or in the field, as well as by college athletes. The text details the serious problems black male athletes face and points to possible solutions. — Choice

Race, Sports, and Education is a timely text that demonstrates how sport and the discipline of sport management intersect with diverse aspects of society and academic disciplines, specifically the disciplines of education, cultural studies, and sociology. — Journal of Sport Management

Any institution that has the goal of becoming anti-racist in earnest should use these stories to rethink and change policies and practices to support the personal, professional, and academic growth, learning, and holistic development of Black male athletes. For Black male student athletes, Race, Sports, and Education offers empowering stories of and strategies for resistance, strength, and resilience. — Teachers College Record