Homecoming game. I was running down the sideline. It was perfectly thrown in myte hands. And i lost the touchdown pass in my hands. In the thing is a scout was there for the university of richmond. He walked out of the stadium my coach jb greene believed in me. This time i caught the ball. That one catch resulted in a hundred 80,000 scholarship to the university of richmond. It was a great in the perseverance. In the second chance. How did you get from plane from the university of richmond spiders to the spacee Shuttle Missions. I think the turning of season to zero and ten i think the turning of season to zero and ten it brought some pro scouts down. And all of the hard work and dedication and discipline i went to work for nasa a friend of mine gave me an application a said you would be a great the astronaut i said yeah right. That same year and it filled i didnt fill the application out someone else did. The if that guy can it get and i can in i can get in. The competition and then b
And that is astronaut Leland Melvin. And, mr. Melvin, you write that your book is called chasing space, and you write that it had all begun with a dropped pass. Guest exactly. A dropped pass. So i was a wide receiver on a running team, and that means that i block a lot versus catching passes. We were at a homecoming game, i was running down the sideline, the ball was perfectly thrown io my hand, and i drop a touchdown pass in my hands. And the thing is, a scout wasro there from the university of richmond looking to see if i could play football for the team. He walked out of the stadium. My coach, jimmy green, believed in me. Get back out there, run the same play. That one catch resulted in a 180,000 scholarship to the university of richmond becauseep the coach said he didnt give up, he kept going. So that was the grit and the perseverance and the second chance. Host how did you get from playing for the university of retch monday spiders to richmond spiders to two Space Shuttle missions
And materials all of these programs are available to watch online. Were pleased to be joined by one of 362 americans who is actually been in space and that is astronaut Leyland Melvin and mr. Melvin you write that your, your book is called chases space and you write it had all begun with a dropped past. Exactly. A drop past so i was a wide receiver this in a running team, and that means that i block a lot versus catching passes. We were at a home coming game and i was running down the sideline ball perfectly thrown in my hand and i drop the downtown pass in my hands. And the thing is a scout was from university of richmond looking to play baseball for the team and he walked out of the stadium, my coach jimmy greene said run the same play this time i caught the ball and one catch resultedded in 180,000 dollar scoip to university of rimp monday because the coach said he didnt give up but he kept going. That was the grit and perseverance, and the Second Chance how did you get from playing
The work that it will take to ensure that boys and men will finally be able to experience the kind of america they richly deserve. Lets keep in mind, today, we are talking about prevention. Because the individual that is being released from incarceration is not the individual he was when he went in. No, he is hardened, he is wise. He has learned how to beat the system and he has learned from the best. Other criminals. So, we can either pay now or we can pay later. And today, that is why we are concentrating on prevention before they become hardened criminals. When a baby is born, the doctor says this will soon, its a boy. They do not say it is a murderer, so what happens between birth and one that 14yearold has the courage to pick up a gun and terrorize the community. What can we do . What should we do . We can either pay now or pay later. By incarcerating young black boys. I say immediately create universal prek and mandatory kindergarten throughout the nation. Recruit black male teac
The work that it will take to ensure that boys and men will finally be able to experience the kind of america they richly deserve. Lets keep in mind, today, we are talking about prevention. Because the individual that is being released from incarceration is not the individual he was when he went in. No, he is hardened, he is wise. He has learned how to beat the system and he has learned from the best. Other criminals. So, we can either pay now or we can pay later. And today, that is why we are concentrating on prevention before they become hardened criminals. When a baby is born, the doctor says this will soon, its a boy. They do not say it is a murderer, so what happens between birth and one that 14yearold has the courage to pick up a gun and terrorize the community. What can we do . What should we do . We can either pay now or pay later. By incarcerating young black boys. I say immediately create universal prek and mandatory kindergarten throughout the nation. Recruit black male teac