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• Remembering Kobe Bryant as a Girl Dad: Race, Gender, and Reputation Repair.

  Author:Brandon AlstonFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 202110,470 words Report 1400LReputational entrepreneurs act as gatekeepers of memory and manage national figures' remembrance within a competitive field of interpretative possibilities. However, research overlooks the gendered resources that...

• Unfinished Legacy: Kobe Bryant and His Support of Women's Basketball.

  Authors:Chris Hanna and James T. MortonFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20215,415 words Report 1310LKobe Bryant's legacy was left unfinished when a January 26, 2020, helicopter crash claimed his life, his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant, six of their friends, and the pilot (Fenno, 2020 (See CR10)). While Kobe Bryant was...

• Deborah Draper, Blair Underwood, and Travis Thrasher. (2020). Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. New York: Atria Books. 320 pp. ISBN 9781501162152.

  Author:Lauren GriffinFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2021766 words Book review 1310LAuthor(s): Lauren Griffin 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA Olympic Pride, American Prejudice tells the story of 18 talented African American...

• The Life and Legacy of Kobe Bryant: Reflections from Cal Poly Pomona.

  Author:Renford ReeseFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20216,663 words Report 1100LI was in the midst of teaching a "Politics, Policies, Pop Culture," course at Cal Poly Pomona when I learned of Kobe Bryant's tragic death. Every single one of my 46 students were fans of all things, Los Angeles. And,...

• Kobe: Guardian of an American Cultural Institution.

  Authors:John Thomas Mills and DeMond Shondell MillerFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20216,154 words Report 1410LThe presence of Kobe Bryant will forever loom tall in the annals of American basketball. While some describe it as a game, a business, a series of coupled industries, or an American pastime, we argue that basketball...

• "I'd Rather Be with Them Than Doing Anything Else": Kobe Bryant's Status as the MVP of Girl's Dads.

  Author:Cassandra D. ChaneyFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20219,212 words Report 1320LOver 40 years ago, Cazenave (1979 (See CR19)) provided one of the first scholarly examinations of how middle-income Black fathers defined the provider role. Since that time, scholars have studied the realities of...

• Andre Iguodala (2019). The Sixth Man: a Memoir. New York: Blue Rider Press. 256 pp. ISBN 9,780,525,533,986.

  Author:Sarah Beth DunnFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2021983 words Book review 1400LAuthor(s): Sarah Beth Dunn 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, The Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA Andre Iguodala, who has played 17 NBA seasons, is a well-known swingman from...

• Kobe Bryant: Consent and the Carceral Shadow of a Life Incomplete.

  Author:Townsand Price-SpratlenFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20219,423 words Report 1250LKobe Bryant is now in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He entered in what is perhaps the most decorated Hall of Fame class in the history of the institution. Among the events that inform how athletes and other...

• John Thompson: I Came as a Shadow: an Autobiography. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2020. 352 pp. ISBN 978-1250619358.

  Author:Christina LongoFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20211,557 words Book review 1250LAuthor(s): Christina Longo 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, The Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA I Came as a Shadow: an Autobiography This story is one of the most...

• Religion in the Life of Kobe Bryant.

  Author:Michal MazurkiewiczFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20217,287 words Report 1270LKobe Bryant was a practicing Catholic who emphasized the importance of faith in a myriad of ways. This article shows how religion had a transformative impact on his life, including the influence of Catholic social...

• Howard Bryant. 2019. The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism. Boston: Beacon Press. 288 pp. ISBN: 978-0.907.038.086.

  Author:Joey MillerFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20211,073 words Book review 1180LAuthor(s): Joey Miller 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA Howard Bryant tells a powerful story of "the Heritage," the tradition of Black...

• Who Says Shut Up and Dribble? Race and the Response to Athletes' Political Activism.

  Author:David NivenFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20216,517 words Report 1530LIn response to a political comment from NBA superstar LeBron James, a Fox News commentator suggested he "shut up and dribble." James and many others considered the comment racist. Defenders suggested the comment was...

• Kobe Bryant: a Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Personal and Professional Life Trajectory of an Elite African American Athlete.

  Authors:Kimberly R. Outlaw and Mary S. JacksonFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20216,737 words Report 1720LInformation about Kobe Bryant has focused primarily on his outstanding achievements as an NBA player (81 points, 2 gold medals, and an Academy Award). In addition, since his death, January 20, 2020, focus on his role as...

• A 6'6" Guard from Lower Merion High School . . . .

  Authors:Judson L. Jeffries and Jerrell BeckhamFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20211,218 words In memoriam 1240LAuthor(s): Judson L. Jeffries 1 , Jerrell Beckham 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA The world has only begun to reverse the downward spiral...

• Kobe Bryant's Second Act: a Brief but Beautiful Post-basketball Life.

  Author:David K. WigginsFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 202110,352 words Report 1530LKobe Bryant was an extraordinarily gifted athlete who enjoyed a long and remarkable basketball career. Entering the National Basketball Association directly out of Lower Merion High School (PA) in 1996, Bryant played his...

• Global Sign, Shared Meaning? Kobe Bryant's Life and Its Representation from the USA to France.

  Author:Yann DescampsFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 202114,347 words Article 1440LThis article examines the media representation of Kobe Bryant's life in the media and his meaning as a global sign, both in France and the USA. It analyzes the representation of Bryant in French magazine 5 Majeur to...

• Cat M. Ariail. Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2020. 248 pp. ISBN 9780252085383.

  Author:Matthew RoedigerFrom:Journal of African American Studies (Vol. 25, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20211,040 words Book review 1490LAuthor(s): Matthew Roediger 1 Author Affiliations: (1) grid.261331.4, 0000 0001 2285 7943, The Ohio State University, , Columbus, OH, USA Cat M. Ariail's Passing the Baton examines the history of America's first...