January, 17th was Muhammad Ali’s birthday. Ann and I were blessed to be good friends with Muhammad and Lonnie for 35 years. I consider it one of the greatest honors of my life to be asked to give a toast at Ali’s 70th birthday party. I was so grateful that Muhammad wrote the dedication to my book, Five Minutes…
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November brought some relief to the nation and the world with our new President Elect, Joe Biden. Hopefully this will help to bring an end to the bigotry, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia and blatant racism that has reached new heights over the last four years. America now has a chance to rebuild and unite. At the…
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Over the past several weeks, we’ve all watched Hamilton over and over again, singing the songs ad nauseam. We’re collectively “not throwing away our shot…” And we all want to be “in the room where it happens.” We rejoice in the energy and spirit of a young nation built on the beliefs and ideals of immigrants. At the…
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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…. in rapid succession, bullets tore through bones, tissue, sinews, rupturing blood vessels, severing the connection between brain and legs, possibly confining a 29 year old father to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. After the fact, people sit back like Monday morning quarterbacks and dissect the…
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No matter what your beliefs or political affiliation, history demands that we pause for a moment and recognize the significance of Kamala Harris’ selection as the presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate, and the first Black woman, and first Asian American woman to run for this seat on a major party ticket. On social media,…
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When I was a teenager, I went to a basketball summer camp in the Catskill Mountains. There were five other white guys and a black guy. One of the white guys was dropping the N-word constantly on the black guy until I challenged him. He knocked me out. The black guy was Lew Alcindor then,…
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Today is Jackie Robinson Day which is normally celebrated in every Major League Baseball park with all players wearing his #42. The Coronavirus has made that impossible so I am sharing some of my favorite Jackie Robinson quotes Let’s use his courage and resilience to help us get through these days of terrible uncertainty and…
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Delise O’Meally visits Sydney, Australia for the International Sport Management Executives Program. While there, Australia was celebrating Australia Day, the country’s official national day. As a tribute to Australian Aborigines, Delise re-introduces us to tennis great, Evonne Goolagong. Born into an Aboriginal family, Goolagong became a 7-time grand slam champion in the 1970s and 1980s.…
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The Institute For Sport & Social Justice is privileged to train 14 Niger soccer coaches in ethical leadership in youth sports on Monday, January 20, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. As part of the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy Division programs, 14 participants from Niger will spend January 11 – 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland and…
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This past Labor Day, I found myself thinking about those individuals who have become victims of unjust labor practices across the country and around the world. Many people assume that human trafficking is not an issue in the United States, but they are wrong. Human trafficking is happening almost everywhere. I have listed the 34…
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