Langston Hughes wrote, “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun or fester like a sore and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load or does it explode?”
The color line in American baseball excluded players of African descent from organized baseball — the major leagues and affiliated minor leagues, until Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization for the 1946 season.
All know that there was a time in this country when the phrase “equal opportunity” was not even in an American dictionary. No matter, there were always men and women who through guile, craftiness, astuteness and steadfast determination fought through those rock solid barriers in the quest for inclusion in ever facet of life.
The University of Michigan is on a somewhat downswing concerning its basketball and football programs. In particular, the men’s basketball team has been trying mightily to find its way back to competing for Big Ten titles.
I do not care if you are orange, black, yellow, white, athletic, have two left feet, love sports or hate them, legendary UCLA coach John Wooden left a manuscript of deeds that anyone can learn from and admire.
I’ve played in and as a journalist covered almost every sport the Detroit Public School League (PSL) participates in, but my belief is that none is more exciting than track and field.
Since 1995, more than 21,000 children and youth have benefited from after-school programs, leisure services and enrichment opportunities because of the Youth Development Commission. It is committed to ensuring that children and youth have access to quality programs that create positive outcomes in their lives. The Commission partners with many major organizations such as Michigan Neighborhood Partnership, Communities In Schools, Don Bosco Hall, Children’s Aid Society, Detroit Tigers, and Youth Ville just to name a few, to ensure we provide holistic services to our youth.
