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Harlem Globetrotter Doug Anderson to be part of Kalamazoo Juneteenth celebration of Black history, hoops
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
Kalamazoo native and Harlem Globetrotter Doug Hawk Anderson dunks the ball at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Kendall Warner | Mlive.com) Kendall Warner | MLive.com
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KALAMAZOO, MI – Charles Riddle Jr. sees himself as being steeped in two cultures Black culture and basketball culture.
His affinity for the latter has allowed him to appreciate the abilities of athletes, such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, while his identity as a Black man makes yearn for the day when African-Americans, like social activist Bayard Rustin, who influenced Martin Luther King’s non-violent approach, and Henrietta Lacks, who produced the first immortalized human cell line, will receive their proper recognition.
Volunteering for Highlands Meals on Wheels for 30 years has gone by faster for Dick Potter than the 34 years he worked for Allegheny Ludlum, today’s Alle­gheny Technologies. “It’s unbelievable how I look forward to going there three times a week,” said Potter, 91, of Lower Burrell. “It’s better than