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- Dmae Lo Roberts
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- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Joined PRX: Oct 02, 2003
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- "Mami Basketball"
- Summary: Cultural collisions on a basketball court in the South Bronx.
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Review of Mami Basketball
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on June 26, 2004 at 08:10 AM
A novel twist on the basketball story with Mexican mothers in the Bronx who take over the courts every afternoon to shoot some hoops. Basketball is traditionally a woman's game in Mexico and these women in the Bronx sound quite experienced. This piece highlights the cultural and gender clashes on the courts between the moms and the kids. Great sound, great interviews. The only criticism is focusing more on the women and finding out more about them and their world outside of basketball. But a great feature for news magazines especially for the summer.