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let's talk about your piece in the Atlantic it's a title it's time for black athletes to leave white colleges this has sparked a lot of controversy there's been a lot of backlash I'm not telling you anything you don't know why are you proposing well because I'm looking frankly at a system that doesn't benefit black athletes black people we are the talent so if that's the case wouldn't it be better off and better serve benefiting your own community and helping the residual effect of benefiting that community really make an impact as opposed to making money for schools that already have so much money that has been built off your back I love sports not only for my own selfish reasons but for what it does for the nation Sports brings together people of all backgrounds to root root root for the home team no other form of entertainment does this sure a movie might be great but you don't see Democrats and Republicans hugging and high-fiving after watching Tropic Thunder I'm not done sports are a living civics lesson think about it every team represents its community a city a college a high school it is after all the New York Yankees the player who wears the team uniform represents that community now let's take it one step further a soldier also in uniform represents his country he is a member and effect of the nation's team the flag and the anthem are symbols of that team that's why every professional sports event in America begins with the national anthem when you stand for the anthem you are not only cheering for the home team but for the nation in short we begin every sports contest United [Music]