Autry Parker

Unless you have been sleeping under a rock, you know the racial socio-political climate sweeping the globe.  Akin to Emmett Till’s murder, a catalyst for the worldwide Civil Rights Movement, George Floyd’s killing by Minnesota police on May 25, 2020, sparked outrage globally. 

Playing high school basketball under a coach like Derrick McDowell, AP was on a trajectory toward a bright future in the game.  Though, his basketball career was hindered indefinitely due to complications with asthma and Sickle Cell Trait (SCT).