"In this county, 33% of black males between 18 and 24 get arrested, You are 80% more likely to go to prison than college"
To what extent are the typical representations of black people challenged in coach carter.

The media has always had a different view on black people, some may see positive factors, whereas others see the opposite. This is all due to the stereotypical representations of black people; black males in particular as seen as criminals, drug dealers and are always accused when a deviant act is carried out in society. Similarly, Coach Carter focuses on a true story in 1999 where a basketball coach benched his first team due to poor academic results. This controversial decision attracted a lot of negative attention from the media, People magazine argued how the coach demanded "both extra effort and team solidarity", whereas CNN were describing the team as "stumbling in the classroom", therefore beginning to introduce a stereotype of the young males.

http://www.coachcarter.com/cnn-news.htm
http://www.coachcarter.com/peoplemag.htm