The Afterword on Sports and social transformation

Do sports programs for youth support and strengthening our communities? What is the essential element that we need to help us move forward with positivity and connection in schools, businesses, teams? How can playing a game lead to better communication and understanding? To help us kick off the Third Season of the Afterword Podcast, we have two experts sharing insight and personal stories of social transformation through sports.

Jeff Hood, CEO of National Police Activities Leagues (PALS), details the power of commitment and intentionally listening to young people in order to promote positive change. Rasheed Wright director of Proskills Basketball- Richmond explains that sports is life school and a reflective microcosm of society.