Ian Kennedy
A resident of Erie Beach, Ontario, Ian Kennedy is a secondary school teacher and journalist with a passion for sport and storytelling. In 2011, he founded CKSN (Chatham—Kent Sports Network), an online news outlet covering both local and professional athletes that currently reaches up to 18,000 readers weekly. Ian has worked as a columnist and reporter for the Chatham—Kent Daily Post and Chatham Voice, and his sportscasts and stories are regularly featured on local radio. He holds degrees in Kinesiology and Education from the University of Western Ontario.
Books (1)
Synopsis:
For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity.
In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm of Canadian multiculturalism. As a terminus of the Underground Railroad, it has long been home to a large Black community, Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations are nearby, and many interned Japanese Canadians worked on local farms during World War II. The history of sport in the region is emblematic of the challenges that have confronted generations of non-white athletes nationwide. Each chapter uses the story of a local athlete—some famous, others more obscure—to illuminate one aspect of the evolving relationship between race and sport in North America. Combining tales of personal triumph with sports history and social commentary, On Account of Darkness examines systemic racism and ambivalent attitudes that persist to this day.
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256 pages | 5.50" x 8.50" | Paperback
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