Xavier runs down his resume and current work with the St. Louis Cardinals as their Diversity and Inclusion consultant. There were so many issues last year, Xavier found himself looking to educate himself more. Now he is using his platform to educate & help give the same platform to others. Discussion turns to the issues in baseball especially at the lower levels in the minor leagues. Major League Baseball has a lot of work that needs to be done when it comes to diversity and inclusion, especially compared to the NFL & NBA, but work is being done. Discussion turns to a conservative political commentator's tweet against Megan Rapinoe following the Women's National soccer team lost to Canada. When you belittle someone who is representing this country at a high level, you are the one that looks bad.
Greg Taylor, NBA Foundation Executive Director
-NBA Board of Governors announced that it will contribute 300 million over ten years in initial funding to establish the foundation. The focus of The Foundation is to help reduce the persistent racial wealth gap by increasing access and support for HS, college-aged and career-ready Black youth. The one-year anniversary of the foundation is this Friday. Greg explains what this money goes toward, what is accomplished and how the money is prioritized. The focus of The Foundation is focused on the NBA markets and Canada. There are too many organizations to name that are supportive of The Foundation.