Cornbread Maxwell Defends Red Auerbach Black History Month
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Cornbread Maxwell Defends Red Auerbach Black History Month.
Black History Month: That time of year where we honor important black figures in American history. You know, like Boston Celtics Coach Red Auerbach…a white guy.
“In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we pay tribute to @celtics legend #RedAuerbach for being the 1st @NBA coach to draft a black player in 1950, field an all African-American starting five in 1964 and hire the league’s 1st African-American head coach (Bill Russell) in 1966,” said a now-deleted tweet released Sunday by the Boston Police Department.
This played badly on Twitter. It doesn’t help that Boston has an ugly reputation when it comes to anti-black racism.
A reporter for Mother Jones ribbed the BPD when the outlet solicited reader contributions to a Black History Month story.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sent a statement Monday morning calling the post “completely inappropriate and a gross misrepresentation of how we are honoring Black History Month in Boston.”
The BPD released a tweet Monday morning apologizing for the earlier post, and followed up with a statement from Police Commissioner William B. Evans.
“On behalf of the Boston Police Department, I offer my sincerest apologies for last night’s social media post on Black History Month,” the statement said. “The tweet was insensitive and does not reflect the values of the Boston Police Department.”
The Auerbach tweet was replaced with one honoring the aforementioned Bill Russell, who became Celtics coach after Auerbach was promoted to general manager.
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Red Auerbach not only represented what is best in the NBA, but he also represented what is best in men.
I love Cedric Maxwell and Red Auerbach. They are both class acts.
Good on you Cedric. This needs to be viral.
I 1000% agree with Corn & have always felt that way.It took some good/great white people to help break down barriers for blacks…John Brown,Branch Rickey,Rick Rubin,Vince Lombardi,The great Bear Bryant finally came around at Alabama of all places
Red also drafted the first black player in the first round from a HBCU, Sam Jones from North Carolina Central College
That was a first in any major sport
I meant to say Celtics
@@wallacemcdougald659 and Chuck Cooper in 1950. I believe 3 black players that yr were drafted. Celts were 1 of the 3 to pick one. Ist year a black was chosen.
Cornbread spittin truth.
Thank You Mr. Maxwell. I am sure Red Auerbach was not perfect. I have literally been a Boston Celtics Fan since 1957. As a little boy I loved two teams The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Celtics. I, with the help from great parents and the mining town in which I lived, was taught to embrace all cultures and peoples as good and equal in God’s Eyes. My heroes were Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Bill Russell and Bob Cousy. If you looked at me you would see an old man that you might classify as White, fair enough in this day I guess; But I am more than that and so was Red Auerbach. I learned from Sports as a fan and as a participant about the meritocracy of the games. It made me a better person I believe to admire the Great Jackie Robinson and Bill Russell as men and athletes I don’t have to be a particular race…but in my old age to revere them more as men who suffered and overcame so much. Their journey is to be exalted, but if you read about Coach Auerbach’s life and that of Cousy and Reese and Branch Rickey so are their lives to be examined and exalted.
🙄 I know white folks gonna eat this up. Let’s not conflate red Auerbach an John brown. You don’t get props for being “progressive” when you have everything to gain. Strictly a economic business decision not social an with us in mind. In John browns case he had nothing to gain an lost his life. But I’m not taking time to celebrate either during a month meant for our people, achievements, our history, culture an contributions. I’m cool on that. Y’all create unfair conditions, change the rules when we gain traction on our own then pat yourselves on the back when u give us conditional progress that usually does more harm than good.
Yes white folks eating it up, like the literal black man defending him right now.
During the era of segregation, Auerbach not only led on integration on the court, he didn’t allow the team to eat at segregated restaurants or stay at segregated hotels. Back then, that could cost you not only your job, but possibly your life. That’s the test. Do you stand for principle when you have everything to lose? He did. That’s why he was revered by Bill Russell, John Thompson and other greats. Why not acknowledge it?
You a white boy be-quiet
what a sad tribalistic worldview you have.