More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.
Retired NBA player and former New York Knick Stephon Marbury reacts to the New York Knicks winning their first NBA championship since 1973 by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5.
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No wonder Woody gets sturdy because he is black.
Most people have no idea that Woody from Toy Story was named after a real person, a Black man named Woody Strode who broke the NFL color barrier one year before Jackie Robinson integrated baseball. 🔥
“If we’re going to respect one athlete’s political stance, we have to respect another’s.”
What transpired in the Giants locker room was a lesson every locker room in America needs to learn, & both Jackson Dart & Abdul Carter were necessary to teach it.
I initially I thought @abdu1carter could have handled things differently, but he proved me wrong. Without his tweet, important conversations never take place. Discomfort was the price of progress, & that tension created resolution.
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