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 #FBF: Sports Can Be Medicine
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#TBT: Unforgivable Blackness
Updated Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM. “I don’t know what he had…who talked to him. I’m bold, but he was crazy.”~ Muhammad Ali In the PBS movie, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, one learns about another G.O.A.T. who many say was just as great if not out-performed Muhammad Ali.… Continue reading #TBT: Unforgivable Blackness
#FBF: Taking The Street Fight To The Field
Source: Coursera (Sports & Society course) The world changes . . . sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. Luckily, sports have been there to help guide the changes. Sports has been our medicine . . . a guiding light . . . a ray of hope. Our sports heroes remind us that… Continue reading #FBF: Taking The Street Fight To The Field