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No Win Race: A Memoir of Belonging, Britishness and Sport

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strong A em SUNDAY TIMES em SPORTS BOOK OF THE
YEAR strong strong A em FINANCIAL TIMES em SPORTS
BOOK OF THE YEAR strong strong LONGLISTED FOR THE
WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR strong strong
‘Personal, political, powerful and about so much more than
race and sport.’ strong strong Bernadine Evaristo strong In the
eighties, black footballers emerged from the dressing room to
find bananas being hurled from the stands. But the abuse
didn’t stop at the fulltime whistle – racial harassment in sport
mirrored the experience of many in society. As a kid from the
East End, Derek Bardowell found solace in the success of
black athletes. It is what bonded three generations of his
family. Yet even now, success on the field seldom converts to
power or justice away from it. em No Win Race em is
Bardowell‘s deeply personal exploration into the complexities
and biases implicit in being black in Britain, told through the
prism of sport. Covering the period between the Brixton ‘riots’
and Brexit, this visceral, powerful book is for those who want
an honest insight into UK race relations, and for anyone who
understands that sport is more than just a game. strong ‘This
searching exploration uses sports to examine questions of
race and identity … Bardowell does an excellent and
passionate joof refracting the issues within sport – the dearth
of black football managers, the lack of activism from black
athletes who have made it into the spotlight – into wider
society.’ em Financial Times em strong strong ‘A painful
reflection of racism in British sport … Bardowell ably
demonstrates the power of the media to determine the
narratives around these sporting lives. He flags up the false
binaries often promoted between good (patriotic) and bad
(selfcentred) black sportswomen and men … it’s a valuable act

of remembrance of sporting stars who put their careers on the
line in pursuit of a moral right.’ em Observer em strong em em
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