MLK Sports Legacy Award Symposium reminds that civil rights are a work in progress
Recipients of 14th annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award (from left) Chris Bosh, Wayne Embry, Candace Parker and Bill Walton stand alongside students from Grizzlies Prep Charter School before the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Chris Bosh, Wayne Embry, Candace Parker and Bill Walton were this year's National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award honorees and were part of a symposium before Monday's Grizzlies game.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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