Cecil Harris

Charging the Net: A History of Blacks in Tennis from Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe to the Williams Sisters
"Before and after Althea Gibson leaped the color bar blacks were playing tennis--enthusiastically but largely unrecognized. Harris and Kyle-DeBose have done the game a service, deeply exploring the history of the triumphs, pains and pitfalls of the black experience." - Bud Collins, Boston Globe/NBC

Breaking the Ice: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey
"Cecil Harris chronicles a fascinating slice of hockey history in ‘Breaking the Ice.’"
"Many ice-bound skirmishes, triumphs, humiliations, and epiphanies between the overt racism of 'back then' and the ostensibly progressive present are the subject of Breaking the Ice, an excellent new book by New York-based sports reporter Cecil Harris."
"An interesting look at the trials and triumphs of the black athlete in hockey."
"An outstanding look into the struggles of these unsung hockey heroes who displayed extraordinary strength, courage and perseverance for their love of the sport."

Call the Yankees My Daddy: Reflections on Baseball, Race, and Family
"Cecil Harris comes up a winner reminiscing on the years he spent covering Major League Baseball's most storied franchise, which he has followed since the 1960s. Growing up a Yankees fan surrounded by Mets fans in his family, Harris carried his love for the Bronx Bombers well into his professional life, gathering priceless insight into the Yankees' rise to dynasty status in the late 1990s along with their current status as a competitive, yet flawed, baseball superpower in the 21st century."

"Cecil Harris’s notes and thoughts from the Yankees beat are tough to put down."