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Sport has been and continues to be a contested terrain in which racial ideologies are reflected, reinforced, and at times resisted. Thus, black male and female athletes, specifically, have exhibited both tragedy and triumphs. This chapter provides an overview of the literature on race and sport, explores critical insight about existing knowledge on race and sport, and highlights research that is seeking to produce emancipatory structures for racial justice. It concludes that the critical race methodology of counter-storytelling, where counter-narratives are produced, will not only inform policies that impact Blacks’ participation in sports but also help reshape the dominant public perception regarding the Black sporting experiences.