May 24 2006 - 7:00pm
May 24 2006 - 10:00pm
There will be discussion between Dennis Brutus and David Zirin at the Hill House. David Zirin is the foremost sports writers in America today. His recent book, What’s My Name Fool? has been described:
"Dave Zirin's 'What's My Name, Fool?' is the opening shot in our battle to reclaim sports." - Jim Bouton, former NY Yankee and author of Ball Four
"Beautifully illustrates the connection between sports, struggle, politics, and resistance." -Chuck D; Public Enemy
"I am a baseball fan, and I love this book. It is so refreshing to have a sports writer who writes with such verve and intelligence, who also has a social conscience, and who refuses to keep those parts of his life separate. This is a rare contribution to social history, something I have been looking for, a sports history which understands how the issues of race and class are inextricable from the world of sports." -Howard Zinn, third baseman, switch hitter.
David Zirin’s weekly sports column, including “The Value of a Number” about the retiring of #21 and “Stained Uniforms” about our SweatFree Baseball initiative can be read at www.edgeofsports.com
A bio of Dennis Brutus is here http://www.ustawi.org/dennis.htm
