Today a man died at the age of 76.  But this was no ordinary man.  This was a man with a criminal record who got straightened out, became a successful boxer.  His career was taking a downturn but he was determined to get back in the ring.  And then, he just happened to be found in the wrong place at the wrong time.  And the rest is history.

Former world boxing champion Mike Tyson tweeted about this unusual man. “We lost a great man today.  Rubin ‘hurricane’ Carter, the boxer who was wrongfully accused and became a symbol for racial injustice.  Continue reading →