Posts Tagged ‘AAU’
Janaya and Rockey Black bring Hollywood to Detroit with ‘Warrior Pride’ film
Janaya and Rockey Black are a Detroit- based husband and wife team who produced the new film Warrior Pride, which is a timely Amateur Athletic Union basketball feature film that explores what it takes to really develop a pre-college level athlete. Written and directed by Janaya Black, Warrior Pride stars her husband, and partner, Rockey Black…
Read MoreMaya Moore speaks to the youth after win against Atlanta Dream
Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore scored 17 points to go along with three rebounds and three assists in a July 28 win against the Atlanta Dream in Atlanta. After the game, the superstar spoke to hundreds of AAU teams in town for a tournament.
Read MoreLaVar Ball may be the Joe Jackson of basketball, but he must be respected
The AAU culture in basketball has pushed parents around the country and even around the world to proclaim their children as the greatest thing to ever play the game. Kids are now ranked in middle school in national publications and have professional YouTube mixes and stories done on them before the age of 14 because…
Read MoreRoger Mason and Deion Branch Partner for Public Service Movement
Protege®, the affordable footwear and apparel collection available exclusively at Kmart® and Kmart.com, takes its “giveback” philosophy one step further with the Protege Movement, a social campaign featuring a public service pledge championed by Roger Mason, Jr. (New York Knicks) and Deion Branch (New England Patriots). Declaring September “Protege Month,” the campaign’s Protege Pledge aims…
Read MoreBridgewater Interiors Founder, CEO Ron Hall: Commitment, Consistency is the Name of His Game
Ronald Hall Sr. enjoys an especially rich and storied history in Detroit’s minority business space. The business and civic leader is president and CEO of Bridgewater Interiors, an auto seating supply company which he established in 1998. The company currently has four locations nationwide, servicing General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Honda auto manufacturers. But of…
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