James Dimick
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: History, Memoir
Jim Dimick Jr is retired and lives on the northside of Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife Martha in a 110-year-old house that they restored. Jim is the author of one book 'Hometown Kid City Kid', which is a documentary of coaching an inner-ring suburban championship high school boys basketball team, during a period of rapid demographic change. He is also an artist/painter, focusing on landscape watercolors and acrylics in the Wisconsin and Minnesota area. Jim retired in 2022 as a partner in a regional CPA firm, and Martha retired in 2022 as a Hennepin County judge. They are active in their community, as political activists and volunteers.
James Dimick's books
Genres: History, Memoir
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
This is a true story of a championship high school basketball team amidst demographic change. It takes place in Richfield, an inner ring working class suburb on the south side of Minneapolis in the early 2000s. In less than ten years, the boys basketball team transitions from a predominantly white team to a predominantly black team. At the same time, a program that has been losing for 15 years begins winning, and a 31-year state tournament drought ends. Most people in the community support the team and the change. But a small group of people see the changes in the program as a problem, and they influence a new administration to fire the coach. This results in a media frenzy and a state-wide debate on open enrollment and systemic racism. In addition to the story line of the team and coach, the book outlines the history of the suburb, its...