BGOTA Booklet

On the stage of “Black Gods of the Asphalt” play at Phillips Academy Andover.

ONAJE X.O. WOODBINE PH.D. RACE,

ATHLETICS & EDUCATION

LECTURE SERIES

DR. WOODBINE

DR. WOODBINE

An expert in Black Religious Thought and the study of Sport & Society

An expert in Black Thought and the Sport & Society

The

motivations and humanity of BLACK STUDENTATHLETES have been misunderstood

motivations and humanity of BLACK STUDENTATHLETES have been misunderstood

The

“Professor Woodbine did a wonderful job discussing his book, ‘Black Gods of the Asphalt.’ ...He breaks away from the traditional lecture style with his use of spoken word artists and presentation cadence.”

“Professor Woodbine did a wonderful job discussing his book, ‘Black Gods of the Asphalt.’ ...He breaks away from the traditional lecture style with his use of spoken word artists and presentation cadence.”

–Robert A. Bennett III, Ph.D. Ohio State University

–Robert A. Bennett III, Ph.D. Ohio State University

“[Dr. Woodbine’s] staff hit it out of the park... Their message could not have been more impactful with many of our students. Seldom have I associated with people as gracious as Dr. Woodbine and the people connected to him.”

“[Dr. Woodbine’s] staff hit it out of the park... message could not have been more impactful many of our students. Seldom have I associated people as gracious as Dr. Woodbine and the connected to him.”

–Joseph Loftin, Head of School Wasatch Academy

–Joseph Loftin, Head of School Wasatch Academy

OFFERINGS & HOW TO TAKE ACTION:

OFFERINGS & HOW TO TAKE ACTION:

1. Start a conversation on Race, Masculinity, and Athletics in Schools

1. Start a conversation on Race, Masculinity, and Athletics in Schools

2. Engage student-athletes and teams in workshops

2. Engage student-athletes and teams in workshops

3. Design course on race and athletics

3. Design course on race and athletics

4. Develop tools to serve traumatized athletes in urban communities

4. Develop tools to serve traumatized athletes in urban communities

“[Woodbine’s] new book, ‘Black Gods of the Asphalt,’ invites look at basketball differently, not just as a distraction from as a path out of poverty, but as a sacred space where young and men go "to reclaim their humanity.” –NPR

“[Woodbine’s] new book, ‘Black Gods of the Asphalt,’ readers to look at basketball differently, not just as a distraction from racism or as a path out of poverty, but as a sacred space where young black boys and men go "to reclaim their humanity.” –NPR

FUTURE OFFERINGS

Rights of Passage

Hoops Rites of Passage: Take the Journey

www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter-spring17/onaje-woodbine-streetbasketball/

2nd Book

“More than a Pew on Sunday: Black Women's Religious Imagination in the Streets” (working title)

Documentary

“Black Preaching: An Idiom of Freedom” (working title)

Yoruba Practice & Studies

Explore Yoruba Sacred Technology

www.bu.edu/bostonia/web/yoruba/

“Woodbine came full circle... back to basketball, back to the courts that had shaped him... The courts were sacred spaces, separating sacred time from profane, allowing them to enact rites of jubilation, transition or mourning."

–Mark

Oppenheimer , New York Times

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