Black athletes called athletic center ‘Plantation,' say they worked for white students to play golf

Black athletes called athletic center ‘Plantation,' say they worked for white students to play golf - The College Fix:
"University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano recently told the board of regents that some black student athletes have referred to the Dal Ward Athletic Center as “The Plantation” – calling it that because they believed their efforts essentially paid for white student to play sports such as golf and tennis.
The anecdote came as DiStafano spoke to regents in a larger discussion about diversity and inclusion, comments summarized by a local reporter at the meeting in a series of tweets.
“#CUBoulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano is sharing a story about a recent conversation he had with a black athletic dept. staffer,” Daily Camera reporter Sarah Kuta tweeted.
“DiStefano says black athletes call Dal Ward Athletic Center ‘The Plantation’ because all they’re valued for is their athletic contributions.
DiStefano says black athletes call it ‘The Plantation’ because their performance pays for white people to play golf, tennis, run track.
Their sweat and tears is really for other people, not for them.”...