Thomas William Owens (born June 28, 1949) is an American retired professional basketball player.[1] (wikipedia)
It is a two-way street, no question. This (the visit) is a strong symbol, a very strong symbol.
It has Warriors logos all over it, and we want a floor that has Badgers on it.
That little rascal can bring it up there. He's touched 90 a few times, has a good curve and an awesome slider.
Our business here doesn't really fit with what's happening in this end of the city. It's all condos and residential.
Clearly, the fact that a leadership cadre would take that step, that was significant, ... They also became a bridge for him to the broader culture.
Schools, parks, movie theaters, most public venues carried the banner of separation and he was a child of that era. He walked through and lived on the periphery of the white world.
Ain't nothing like having your feet on the ground and seeing the sites with your own eyeballs.
I firmly believe if a person is just bound and determined to self-destruct, what can you or anybody else do? What we can do is to make sure that child doesn't just sit there and watch it.
Any chipping away at any already weak ordinance is very, very sad and unfortunate for the community and for the patrons and the people who work in those places.
We are not a world capital. But I believe they have hope that disputing peoples will come here. I would love to see Muhammad Ali come back and put his blessing and his encouragement at those tables of reconciliation.
