Chicago Cubs’ Post

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Jackie Robinson represents resilience, leadership, inspiration for generations of people who want to believe that there is a way to make yourself better, to live a life filled with purpose and imagination. With the strength that it took for him to endure everything that he did highly motivated me to become the person I am as far as doing work in this community. One of our goals is to be a good neighbor in the communities where we work and live, not just on the North Side of Chicago where we sit, but across the city. I was introduced to the support group more than 20 years ago. Parker was thought at about 1989. NBA Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway and myself, we started this organization to help keep kids off the street and inspire them to be great citizens because I'm Chicago raised and I want to give back to my people in Chicago no matter what, so I appreciate you all. Organizations like the Support Group are critical, offering them the opportunity to network today to meet with leaders. Everyone give a warm welcome to Mayor Brandon Johnson. But we're all working together towards a common goal to build a better, stronger, much safer Chicago students were incredible. They came prepared. They came with their curiosity. Some of them for the first time ever being put in the position to where they, you know, business attire, understanding how networking works, understanding how does the real world work outside of school, whether it's conflict resolution or leadership skills or the importance of education, not only invested. Themselves, but really believe in themselves that they can be the first doctor in their family, maybe the first lawyer, and their community. A little extra hard work, little effort, perhaps they too can be rewarded. We believe that honors the legacy of Jackie Robinson, particularly when it's in black and brown communities. Some of those young adults that people gave up on and turned them into leaders. That's what the most important thing I could be gratified as far as support group is doing.