Today, a lot of old Black men will be rooting for the KC Chiefs.
It has nothing to do with Taylor Swift, a Black QB or Travis Kelce's pioneering haircut. It's about HBCUs, Black history, a kidnapping & white affirmative action.
How Racism Invented the Super Bowl
A thread.
Such a pleasure to visit my old school @LRGSLancaster today, and such an honour to be surprised with an honorary Expressive Arts tie from my former form tutor and art teacher. Glad to see so many enthusiastic performers in the audience 🎭
Thanks for having me 🌹
Honored that @joelphillimore came to talk to us today about featuring in the latest cinematic hit #theboysintheboat, working with George Clooney & the realities of being an actor.
He was Head Boy in 2008 and has been awarded a honorary Expressive Arts tie by Mr Bagnold! ⭐️
We were delighted to welcome OL Joel Phillimore (01-08) back to school today. Joel generously shared his knowledge and experiences of working within the acting industry. The pupils were so engaged and had lots of really great questions. Huge thanks to Joel!
🗣️ "He was very fun to be with, so friendly, so interesting and genuinely interested in all of us."
Lancaster actor, @joelphillimore, stars in a new George Clooney film, The Boys in the Boat.
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A lovely afternoon at the @BBC_Cumbria#MakeADifference awards
Dad received a ‘Highly Commended’ award for fundraising. Fantastic that he was recognised after climbing Carrock Fell 1,000 times, raising over £7,000 for Eden Valley Hospice who care for his wife Jan who has MS
Dad is a full time carer, and as the mountains are his rest bite