Watch “Race, Sports & Protest: A Community Conversation” Online

On April 9th, The Needham Diversity Initiative hosted an event at Eliot Elementary School entitled “Race, Sports & Protest: A Community Conversation.” The program featured three guest speakers:

• William “Smitty” Smith, Executive Director of the National Center for Race Amity at Wheelock College
• Bill Littlefield, Needham Resident and host of “It’s Only a Game,” on NPR/WBUR
• Jim Hirsch, Needham Resident and author of books such as “Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter” and “Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend”

During the program, all three speakers discussed their experiences with the connection through the years of race and protesting in the sports world with each other and with community members.