We lost former NFL great Jim Brown recently. He was one of the best examples of an athlete who used his platform unequivocably to advance the causes of the oppressed, and Black people. Several years ago as a reporter with the Chicago Defender newspaper, I met with Brown, Earl King of the No Dope Express Foundation, and Eddie Read of Chicago Black United Communities (CBUC). Today's athletes would do well to assist in ensuring the correct framing of Black people and their history is promulgated.
