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Sherlene Stevens: Touchdown on the Topic of Equality

One of my hosted theme for February is African American Appreciation Month.

The following is a quote by Reverend Jesse Jackson when interviewed by Ebony magazine (October 2014). The interview concluded with the discussion of economic justice for blacks. I believe that the conversation is appropriate because we, last Sunday, Americans, of all racial identities, recently watched the 51st Super Bowl  (111.3 million viewers estimate for FOX reports the LA Times). Let's compare the recent football
game to the overall sportsmanship conversation led by Jackson:

    "You look for jobs where you have the skill capacity to be creative and to gain leverage. Why are we so good at football, basketball and baseball?  It's because whenever the playing field is even, the rules are public, the goals are clear, referees are fair and the score transparent, we can make it.  When you think about the things that we use and consume every day, we have no leverage.  When you vote less but spend more than your power [political and humanitarian freedom], it's a bad formula." -Jesse Jackson