James Borto

Cumberland College and The N-words (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In September of 1985, The NEIU Golden Eagles went on a ten-hour road trip to play a football game against Cumberland College, in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The game was the first to be hosted by Cumberland College in decades. The moment promised to be a special event primed to inspire noteworthy memories. Instead, the Golden Eagles players found themselves up against two separate entities; the opposing football team, and the thousands of charged bigots hellbent on intimidating our Black teammates, members of our family on the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: James Borto
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005748135
• Artikelnr.: 69944144

Autorenporträt

James Borto has made the Chicago area his home most of his life. He attended NEIU to play football and pursue acting, where he was awarded a theater scholarship. While there, he took a great interest in writing and filmmaking, even transferring to Columbia College briefly to pursue those goals. He attended writing workshops at various academies, including Second City.

James worked in advertising as a copywriter for Scott Ross Limited, where he worked on campaigns for Dad's Rootbeer (Monarch Beverages) and Willy Wonka Candies. At the same time, he worked feverishly on a myriad of writing projects, including short stories, poetry and a deluge of screenplays. His work in advertising has been witnessed globally.