Athletes, and activists
The Captain, the Greatest, and all other Pioneers of racial activism.
They were ostracized by many, yet attained even greater heights despite the burdens of racial adversity.
Ali was jailed, John Carlos and Tommie Smith were banned for life, Jesse Owens was shunned - thank God! – by Hitler, and Jackie Robinson endured ungodly scorn to set records.
They set the stage for our great athletic activist heroes of today: Sir Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, all members of the Atlanta Dream, Sir Marcus Rashford, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Carmello Anthony, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and almost all Black athletes.
We are in their debt.
Blaxploitation movie of the day: “A Piece of the Action” (1977) , starring Sir Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas.
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