Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball

On the street every ballplayer has a story. Onaje x. O. Woodbine, a former streetball player who became an all-star ivy leaguer, brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. Part i: memory -- last ones left in the game: from black resistance to urban exile -- boston's memorial games -- part ii: hope -- jason, hoops, and grandma's hands -- c. J. , hoops, and the quest for a second life -- part iii: healing -- ancestor work in street basketball -- the dunk and the signifying monkey. Onaje x. O. Woodbine. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Publisher: Columbia University Press