Charles Barkley, 'Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?'

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Published April 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

At 6-feet-6, it's hard to miss basketball great Charles Barkley. Now the retired NBA star is using his high profile to talk about race and racism in his book, Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?

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