Many things are determined by color.
You see people wearing black in a church, you know you’re at a funeral. The red and green of a stoplight tells you either to go or stop (please say you know which is which). On the athletic field, color sets two teams apart. And, in life, color could mean the difference between acceptance and persecution.
Color is woven into the fabric of Stillman College, a four-year liberal arts school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Stillman was established in 1875 as a training school for black male ministers, and ever since it has been dedicated to increasing employment opportunities for young African-Americans.
On the football field there are only two colors that matter at Stillman: Navy Blue and Old Gold, the school colors. When the Tigers take the field in their uniforms and helmets, they all look the same, with only the numbers on the players’ backs acting as a guide.
Once the helmets come off, however, you may notice something different about No. 12 (Sean Reck) and No. 17 (Kevin Flemming). These two players are, as one source told me, ‘two stars in a night sky.’
You see, Reck and Flemming are white. Read More »