Promoting only athletes as suitable role models for African-American youth:
A)deflects attention from personal troubles
B)removes the stigma from successful people of color
C)deflects attention from public issues
D)deflects attention from the fact that academic effort is more likely to result in upward mobility
E)all of these choices

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Promoting athletes as the primary role models emphasizes physical or entertainment talents over academic or intellectual achievements, potentially overshadowing the importance and more probable success of academic efforts for upward mobility.

Promoting Only Athletes as Suitable Role Models for African-American Youth