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HISTORY + STATS
“The fact that black Americans are more than five times as likely to be
incarcerated as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black
Americans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black unemployment rates nationally are
double that of overall unemployment rates is wrong. The fact that
black imprisonment rates for drug charges are almost six times higher nationally
than white imprisonment rates for drug charges is wrong. The fact
that black Americans own approximately one-tenth of the wealth that white
Americans own is wrong. The fact that inequality is built so deeply into so many of our most trusted institutions is wrong.” — Kyle Korver
Autry Parker Brantley "Coach A" anchored the underpinning for Equity Players℠ in 2007, when the dynamics of a 2004-05 NBA season - considered outré - and/or providence led him into management at the Joe Dumars Fieldhouse of Detroit. In observing a myriad of AAU Boy's Basketball clubs + the culmination of Manny Harris' primo career at Redford High School, Coach A recognized a need for an organization led by a team of walking success stories, which could mitigate the common detrimental introjections youth acquire often in underserved, underprivileged, marginalized, and disadvantaged milieus. However, "The Great Recession" led to the scarcity of charitable dollars... Click here to learn more
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