US basketball coaches are exploiting Black Latin American youths. Review: Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams, Javier Wallace, 2025, Duke University Press
Categories: Panama, United States
Tag: Sport
Zumba zeal
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Latin flavour spices up imperial recipes for physical perfection. Fitness Fiesta! Selling Latinx Culture through Zumba, Petra R Rivera-Rideau, 2024, Duke University Press
Categories: Colombia, North America, South America, United States
The competitive state
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The sporting life
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Sport is an obsession among many Latin Americans, and its study offers new avenues for scholars to explore questions of popular culture and politics
Categories: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Uruguay, Venezuela
Rudo y Cursi
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Categories: Mexico, North America
Perfect pitch
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Matt de la Peña’s angst-ridden journey into the world of Californian chicanos hits the youth market with precision
Categories: Mexico, North America, United States
The Quality of Home Runs
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Categories: Caribbean, Cuba, North America, United States
Gripping tales from the ring
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Heather Levi emerges triumphant with this crowd-pleasing bout in the arena of lucha libre
Categories: Mexico, North America, United States
Deflated balls
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In the Hands of the Gods would have scored highly in the feelgood league if the directors hadn’t missed some open goals
Categories: Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, South America, United States
More than Best
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Garrincha was one of Brazil’s most celebrated footballers – and classic celebrity victim
Categories: Brazil, South America