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Kentucky to the World Presents “Basketball and Brotherhood: Breaking Barriers”
Kentucky to the World (KTW) will bring together University of Louisville basketball legends who changed history both on and off the court during its Republic Bank Foundation Speaker Series, Basketball and Brotherhood: Breaking Barriers, on Wednesday, April 12, 6:30 p.m., reception starts at 5:30 p.m., at The Kentucky Center’s Bomhard Theater.
This conversation will explore the barrier-breaking era of desegregation with former UofL athletes who paved the way for future athletes of color. The program will touch on how their struggles and triumphs went on to shape their lives. As part of the evening, guests will hear from former players Wade Houston and Eddie Whitehead, two of three athletes who broke the basketball color barrier at UofL in 1962.
UofL Director of Development for Diversity and Engagement Valerie Combs, the first Black woman to sign a letter of intent to attend UofL on a basketball scholarship, and Judge Derwin Webb, a captain of the UofL basketball team who went on to become Kentucky’s first African-American Family Court Judge, will round out the program.
Tickets are $30 per adult and free for students of all ages thanks to the support of the Bass Family Foundation.
Prior to the main program, KTW will also hold a special student briefing program for local middle school through university-age students where they will hear from our special guests in the intimate setting of the Muhammad Ali Center Theater. To register student educators and community groups can reach out to KTW Education and Strategy Consultant David Thurmond at [email protected].
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/1614103-0
