Are big-time college sports exploiting the athletes?

Rasheed Sulaimon, left, and Nate Mason
Minnesota's Nate Mason, right, drives around Maryland's Rasheed Sulaimon during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Feb. 18, 2016, in Minneapolis.
Jim Mone | AP file

Big-time college sports are popular with fans and television executives, and the rewards to a university are many. But are so-called "student-athletes" just unpaid labor? Since many are black, is this exploitation?

University of Chicago economist Allen Sanderson spoke at a University of Minnesota Humphrey School event April 18, 2016. Doug Hartmann, a University of Minnesota sociology professor, was the moderator. Hartmann is the author of "Race, Culture and the Revolt of the Black Athlete."

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