![]() The honest exchange has obviously stuck with me. ![]() “I’m trying to understand what it was like for you, which I do think one can do, because if we can’t there’s no hope.” James, who keep in mind, had extensive credibility on these subjects, explained he was telling the story from his point of view as a white man from the area, but further explained him pursuing the interview by saying: ![]() When you look up and a story is being told, and commented on, and analyzed by only white journalists, than that in of itself is very callous.” You couldn’t paint it, because I lived it. “I think again it’s critical that African Americans tell their stories. Hobson interviewing with Steve James for No Crossover The interview kicked off with Hobson explaining her hesitancy to participate. After much lobbying, he finally was able to sit down with Joyce Hobson, who was at the time a high school teacher and leading organizer and spokesperson aiming to free Iverson and the other young men who were incarcerated because of the incident. James, a white man who had grown up in the area and had gone on to direct the iconic Hoop Dreams which touched on similar societal themes, was having a tough time finding people who wanted to talk about the incident and the area’s racial divide and tensions. In No Crossover, James looks to retrace the racial divide over the arrest, trial, and incarceration stemming from a bowling alley brawl that involved a young Allen Iverson. Review: Before jumping in here, I want to share a very telling piece of dialogue from the 2010 30 for 30, No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, a similar in theme installment done by the great Steve James. Grade/Ranking: High 40’s out of 114, which I’d give a B or B+ on a 30 for 30 grading curve. ![]() Most Similar To: No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, There’s No Place Like Home Additionally, one finished project, Down In The Valley, has been suspended from airing.) doc as one installment, although ESPN initially counted it as five different 30 for 30s, but now seems to list it separately, not as part of the series. Installment: #114 by ESPN’s count (#113 by my count, counting the O.J. Each storyteller will bring their passion and personal point of view to their film detailing the issues, trends, athletes, teams, rivalries, games and events that transformed the sports landscape from 1979 to 2009.Length: One hour and fifteen without commercials (airing in a 90 minute window with commercials) Collectively, these films will be a diverse mosaic of what sports has meant to American and World culture in the last thirty years. On their own, each of the films will be an intimate look at a specific story, relevant to larger themes from the modern era. Inspired by ESPN's anniversary, ESPN Films is launching 30 for 30, an unprecedented documentary series featuring 30 of today's finest storytellers telling thirty remarkable stories from the ESPN era. ![]() In 2019, after four WNBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, a WNBA MVP award, three All-Star MVPs, and a scoring title, Moore decided to take a sabbatical from basketball at the age of 29 to devote herself full-time to working for the release of a man named Jonathan Irons, who was wrongly convicted of burglary and assault and sentenced to 50 years in prison Breakaway: WNBA superstar and activist Maya Moore was one of the best basketball players in the world when she stepped away from the sport for a remarkable reason: to fight for a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned. ![]()
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