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Olsen interviews Robert Buford, a “19-year-old very black boy” who aspires to be a pro-football player. Buford is exceptionally fast and adept at scoring touchdowns, but he grew up living in cars and often starving. Olsen interviews Buford, allowing…

Olsen continues to pursue the ‘cultural gulf’ between black college athletes and their white peers. Olsen is somewhat forgiving of coaches who recruit black youth who are dismally ill-equipped for college academics, noting that “coaches are paid to…

After zooming into various individual case studies of specific black athletes, Olsen returns to his initial conception of the ‘cruel deception’ that sport is transformative and beneficial to black youth and their communities. The purported…

The advertisement reads "This calls for a Budweiser" in large lettering.Three middle-aged white men study a billiard table, one holding Budweiser can and another holding a glass of beer. The text reads "Saturday afternoon...and Monday's a thousand…

The advertisements asks the viewer "Business problems building up? Profit squeeze? Paperwork? Costs? Improved communications might help you solve them." The ad is a pitch for hiring Bell Telephone System's "communications consultant" who can analyze…

The advertisement includes a photo of laughing white women and men drinking, with a large game fish hung up behind them. Presumably, they are enjoying a cocktail after a successful day of sportfishing. The text below asserts, "Taste is the name of…

DuPont's "Antron" nylon promises a "light and lustrous" material for ski jackets. The coat ensures "rugged" performance and "bulk-free warmth". Three white men wear the coats in different styles and colors. They gaze at the camera seriously, holding…

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