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Tennis Star James Blake on Sports as a Force for Good

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 29, 2017

Back in 2015, professional tennis player, James Blake, was "mistakenly" tackled by an NYPD officer in Manhattan over credit card fraud. Blake has taken this opportunity to shine the light on athletes fighting for social justice in his new book, Ways of Grace: Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together (Amistad, 2017). He talks about the ordeal of being arrested and the aftermath that led him to a career in activism. 

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