1.0Mathematical 7https://mathematical7.com/m7rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a8AdT1vpHs"><a href="https://mathematical7.com/m7/sport-uniting-the-black-race/">Sport – uniting the Black race!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mathematical7.com/m7/sport-uniting-the-black-race/embed/#?secret=a8AdT1vpHs" width="600" height="338" title="“Sport – uniting the Black race!” — Mathematical 7" data-secret="a8AdT1vpHs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://mathematical7.com/m7/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://mathematical7.com/m7/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Lee_Evans_Speaks.jpg843427When I started an FM radio station two years ago sited in a town so small on the map of the world that it almost does not exist, it was such an ‘insignificant’ step in the course of humanity that it passed without making the least dent in the affairs of the world. Two years have come and gone. Last weekend, another seemingly innocuous event took place. A small broadcast on that radio station. It is only now that I start to see its significance, an additional little drop to what is becoming an ocean of change in the world. Unfortunately, it will take a ‘deep’ mind to connect the dots and see how seemingly unconnected events are falling into place to create a great future. Almost three years to the day, on July 1, 2021, my friend, Legendary African American former athlete, Double Olympic Gold medallist, two-time World record holder, holder of 11 world records in different events, USA Track Hall-of-Famer, Lee Edward Evans, died. He lived with me and worked in the Segun Odegbami International College and Sports Academy, SOCA, in Wasimi, Nigeria. I had known Lee since 1976. He led the Nigerian athletics team to the Montreal Olympic Games as head coach. I was a member of the Nigerian football squad, part of that contingent that joined with 28 other Black African countries to boycott the Games for the first time in history in protest against racial injustice in South Africa. Lee Evans had indicated in recorded interviews that he would want to be buried with his ancestors in Africa. He had done a gene test several years before leaving America and had found that he was 43 percent Nigerian! Since then, in our conversations, his greatest dream was to use his influence in athletics to send young Africans to the United States as empowerment through sports. He took many Nigerian boys and girls to USA colleges and universities for sports whilst pursuing their academics. He introduced me to many great African American brothers that shared his dream - Ron Davis, Ron Freeman, Edwin Moses and many others that have remained my friends ever since.