Billy Hawkins is professor of sport sociology in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston. He is author of The New Plantation: Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions and coeditor of Sport, Race, Activism, and Social Change: The Impact of Dr. Harry Edwards’ Scholarship and Service.
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