I am a born and bred Nutmegger, longtime fan of UConn’s women’s team, and father of two high school, college, and beyond female athletes/sport captains…And, I have a story with only one source and a secondhand one at that, namely another father talking about his child, in this case about a son ‘playing with girls’, but it’s a good story. 

Just take 3 minutes. Watch this MLB (Major League Baseball) clip about the first woman to manage in a men's professional baseball league (last year). No detailed 'baseball talk' (unfortunately for me, baseball geek that I am, but that's beside the point for our focus here)….

There’s an awful lot of good football (as in American) getting played these days by Philadelphia’s Eagles. I’m not a leading football fan/expert, but even I can see it.

Perhaps, like me, you’re not atop the doings of the Australian Football League. Bear with me for a moment while I give you a bit of background.

A significantly good and actually very generally relevant MLB action closed out 2020. Its history has clear implications for organizational leaders concerned about positively impacting diversity, equity, and inclusion today.

Moses Fleetwood Walker played Major League Baseball in 1884. He was the last openly African-American to do so until Jackie Robinson stepped onto a Major League field on April 15, 1947.