Dr. Harry Edwards joins The Promised Land at the statue of John Carlos and Tommie Smith to respond to attacks on the victories he has won for Black Studies and academic excellence as we opened the 48th annual National Council for Black Studies. He describes anxious parents contacting him on where their students won't face persecution for reproductive rights and civil rights and advises athletes to follow in the footsteps of the Olympic Movement for Human Rights. Facing a terminal illness, he notes that he's prepared his final lectures and a history of Black activism in sports. Dr. Edwards begins with his NCAA championship ring from the University of Florida men's basketball team.
