▁S ny der ▁was ▁later ▁fired ▁by ▁CBS . ▁ ▁Sh erman ▁Max well ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁sports ▁broad c aster . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁on ▁W N J ▁radio . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁voice ▁of ▁New ark ". ▁ ▁Port ray als ▁in ▁film ▁ ▁The ▁US - set ▁films ▁Ho os iers ▁and ▁Rud y ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁mem orial izing ▁the ▁" g old en ▁age ▁of ▁sports " ▁as ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁white ▁pre val ence ▁and ▁domin ance , ▁while ▁Gl ory ▁Road ▁showed ▁a ▁white ▁coach ▁helping ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁color ▁bar rier ▁in ▁college ▁basketball . ▁ ▁Inv ict us ▁de als ▁with ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Rugby ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁post - ap art heid ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Australia ▁▁ ▁I ne quality ▁in ▁sport ▁for ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Austral ians ▁exists ▁due ▁to ▁material ▁bar riers . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁report ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁suggested ▁that ▁fear ▁of ▁" ra cial ▁vil ification " ▁was ▁partly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁under - re presentation ▁of ▁Ab original ▁and ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Australian ▁sports . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁black ▁representation ▁on ▁the ▁cr icket ▁and ▁rugby ▁national ▁sports ▁teams ▁is ▁ens ured ▁via ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁quot as . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Disc uss ions ▁of ▁race ▁and ▁sports ▁in ▁the ▁United