It may seem easy to assume that a star college athlete’s road to success has been neatly paved. But the truth of the matter is that Black male athletes graduate at lower rates than their non-Black counterparts and only a slim margin make it into professional sports. Athletes, educators, leaders in the African American community and executives from professional athletics come together annually for the Black Student-Athlete Summit to lead discussions on issues facing Black athletes on college campuses.
The three-day summit is hosted by the Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males in the DDCE. See blackstudentathletesummit.org for more information.
