Toronto Raptors President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri Is
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Page 4 ~ THE VILLAGER/June 7, 2019 THE REVEALER www.theaustinvillager.com Congratulations Class of 2019 Benjamin Augustus Townsend graduated from Leander High School's International Bac- calaureate Programme in the top 10% of his class. He was a member of the National Honor Society, Gary Clark, Jr. is a 2019 graduate from a captain of the varsity Speech and Debate team, Piedmont College in Charlottesville, Virginia. He founder and president of the Chess Club, and a was Class Valedictorian and he wasasket to speak member of Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Hon- about his experience attending college, working ors Society. Benjamin will attend the University I am so very proud of my son Trevor White. part tiem, and helping raise 2 small children. of Chicago in the fall, majoring in Computer Sci- He graduated from Hyde Park High School and Clark is the Grandson of Ruby Clark Burton of ence. He is the recipient of the U. Chicago will attend Baylor University in the Fall to study Austin. "President's Scholar" scholarship award. Psychology/Neuroscience. Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri is the Spike Lee of the NBA | By John Harris Jr. | VILLAGER Sports Columnist (VILLAGER) - By To his credit, Ujiri is that I mean that Ujiri elevating the game of operates behind the basketball not only in scenes the same way Canada, but also in his Lee operates behind the native Africa. As director camera - out of sight, but of the NBA’s Basketball not out of mind, and Without Borders, which definitely in control. The promotes basketball Raptors are Ujiri’s cre- throughout Africa, Ujiri ation and they’re playing operates a basketball in the NBA Finals for the camp for the top 50 play- first time in franchise ers in Nigeria and runs history because of him. another basketball While the NBA is camp for African big known as a league domi- men. nated by black players, It’s no coincidence there are only a handful that Ujiri drafted of black executives in the Toronto Raptors rising league. Ujiri deserves star Pascal Siakam, a na- special mention. tive of Cameroon. Ujiri Ujiri built the Rap- Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri first discovered Siakam tors smartly through the plished in Toronto. After Not content to stop the Raptors. But Ujiri fol- line. at Basketball Without draft and trades and free firing highly successful there, Ujiri pushed all of lowed his hunch and de- It’s hard to argue Borders in 2011. Five agent signings, and no coach Dwayne Casey, his chips to the center of termined that gambling with Ujiri. While some of years later, Uriri selected one does it better. Ujiri hired Nick Nurse, the table when he on Leonard - even if he his peers are playing Siakam with the 27the Raised in Nigeria, Casey’s top assistant, to traded for superstar plays only one year in checkers, Ujiri is playing pick in the first round Ujiri is the only non- replace him. It took guts Kawhi Leonard. Now, Toronto - was the right chess. After all, his Rap- from New Mexico State. American to be named for Uriri to fire a fellow there’s no guarantee move. For good mea- tors are playing the Remember the NBA Executive of the black man when so few that Leonard, who will sure, Ujiri also traded for Golden State Warriors in name Masai Ujiri. He Year. He received the blacks receive the op- be a free agent after the veteran Marc Gasol right the NBA Finals. Check- deserves all the acco- award in 2013 when he portunity to coach an season, will re-sign with before the trade dead- mate. lades coming his way. was in charge of the NBA team, but Ujiri felt Denver Nuggets. the Raptors needed to Ujiri should be go in a new direction to Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five named NBA Executive of finally reach the NBA Fi- the Year this year as well nals. Hiring Nurse was a ‘Documentary Debuts to Critical Acclaim for what he has accom- great move. By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Correspondent (NNPA) - The morn- hugs, and a lot of tears,” the then-teenagers and DuVernay, who ing after Ava DuVernay’s DuVernay said. he even denounced a took on the project after four-part Netflix On April 19, 1989, multi-million civil settle- Santana suggested it to miniseries about the the lives of Antron ment reached between her via tweet, wants to Central Park Five, McCray, Raymond New York City and the dramatize what the “When They See Us,” Santana, Kevin five men.) criminal justice system premiered at Harlem’s Richardson, Yusef Sa- “Trump was the and New York City stole legendary Apollo The- laam, and Korey Wise fire starter,” Salaam said. from these innocent ater, she was in a daze. changed forever. Forced “Common citizens were teenagers. The police- “I don’t drink, and I to falsely confess to the being manipulated and coerced confessions don’t do any other kinds rape of a White woman swayed into believing were the only evidence of substances,” she told in New York’s Central that we were guilty.” against them, but racism Rolling Stone, “but I Park, the five boys of The true and grip- made the boys conve- think I have a hangover.” color between the ages ping tale has received nient scapegoats and She had the head- of 14 and 16 were de- critical acclaim. Review- metaphors for all that ache, but also the hazy monized as “a wolf pack” ers called it “impas- had gone wrong in a memory of the commu- and “animals” by the sioned” and “moving.” stratified, corrupt, nity she’d felt the previ- news media. Then-citi- One critic said it’s “must- crime-ridden, rape-in- ous night, screening her zen Donald Trump took see TV.” fested, and fearful New labor of love in the out a full-page ad in four “We already have a York City, according to neighborhood that New York City area category of movies that Slate. raised the five teenagers newspapers attacking we expect to artfully, if The series begins wrongfully convicted of the youth and calling for painfully edify – think of on the day of the rape. brutally raping jogger the return of the death 12 Years a Slave, or Antron (Caleel Harris Trisha Meili on April 19, penalty. (Decades after Schindler’s List – but and, as an adult, Jovan 1989. they have been exoner- we’re not acculturated Adepo), Raymond (Mar- It was a whirlwind ated, Trump still has re- to it on television,” said quis Rodriguez and of fellowship that in- fused to rescind his Willa Paskin of Slate See THEORY, page 5 volved “a lot of smiles, damning words against Magazine..