Watch the video below with youth, then use the questions below to have a mentoring conversation with them.
- What color is Larry Bird?
- What was the color of most of the other players on the team?
- What did the players think of him when he first came into the NBA? Why?
- What did Larry Bird do in the first practice in training camp?
- Why did the speaker in the video say at the very end, "It changed my opinion about racism in this world"?
- Do you have any racist views of people who are of a different race than you? What are those racist views?
- What does this saying mean to you, "Don't judge a book by its cover"?
- In what ways will you seek to change your views of other people who are not a part of your race and culture?
- How can you get to know these "other" people so that you don't pre-judge them?
DONE
