Source: Undisputed When I starting going through mobbing at a job, my great aunt told me about the story of crabs in a barrel. She explained to me that the folks in current job didn’t want me to advance in a field they weren’t willing to put the work in, or didn’t have the skills,… Continue reading #TBT: Crabs In A Barrel
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Tuesday Talkie: Pride & Perseverance
Here’s hoping that Ohio–and the rest of United States for that matter–produce more men like Branch Rickey and less of the Kenesaw Mountain Landis.~Me Although Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first actual African American to play in the Big Leagues and not Jackie Robinson during the Reconstruction Period, a gentlemen’s agreement stunted the growth of… Continue reading Tuesday Talkie: Pride & Perseverance
(#TBT) Tuesday Talkie: 42 And Sports Can Be Medicine
In the movie, 42, Branch Rickey tells Jackie Robinson that he is medicine. Actually, the exact quote is: “You’re the one living the sermon. In the wilderness . . . 40 days . . .all of it. Only you. . . .You can get out there and hit. You can get on base and score.… Continue reading (#TBT) Tuesday Talkie: 42 And Sports Can Be Medicine