Larry Miller

“For these are all our children. We will profit by, or pay for, whatever they become.”Erica L Green “Some men see things as they are & ask why. Others dream things that never were & say why not?” Robert F Kennedy

Congratulations to Lauren Betts and the sensational seniors at @UCLAWBB for winning their first NCAA Championship!

🏆 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆 For the first time in program history, @UCLAWBB is the NCAA Tournament Champion after defeating South Carolina, 79-51. 🏀🏆 #B1G

This is what I'm talkin' about! This was UCLA John Wooden-style basketball. It makes perfect sense, because John Wooden was UCLA coach Cori Close's mentor. Every other Tuesday for 15 years, Close met with John Wooden.

Today is Holy Saturday, the quiet day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. On this day, Jesus’ body lay in the tomb. His friends were heartbroken. The women who followed Him had seen His suffering and death. The disciples were afraid and hiding. Everything seemed dark and hopeless. But even in the silence of the tomb, God was still at work. The Bible tells us that while Jesus’ body rested, His spirit was victorious. He had finished the work of paying for our sins on the cross. Now He was preparing to rise again, just as He promised. Holy Saturday reminds us that there are times in our own lives when we feel like we are waiting in the dark. We may feel sad, confused, or unsure what God is doing. Yet we can trust that God never stops working for our good. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in our lives, too. So on this Holy Saturday, let us rest in hope. Let us remember that Sunday is coming! The tomb is not the end of the story! Jesus is alive, and because He lives, we have hope that lasts forever! “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) May the peace of Christ fill your heart as we wait for the joy of Easter morning. 🙌

This Easter "Grant us, Lord, a maternal heart & tears of compassion." -- @Pontifex

"All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" These words — spoken by MLK Jr. shortly before he was killed on this day in 1968 — ring just as true now. Let's honor his legacy by continuing the fight for social and economic justice.

I miss you, Daddy. Remembering you today on the 58th anniversary of your assassination. #MLK

My best advice to young people. 👇🏼 Put the phone down. Stop scrolling. Stop the social media. Stop the video games. Pick up a book. Read Aurelius. Read the Iliad. Read Shakespeare. Give yourself a real education. I'm going to say something directly to the young men in the room right now. You're not going on dates. You're not socializing. You're not building real relationships with real people in the real world. I'm trying to be honest with you in a way that someone should have been a long time ago. The algorithm is designed to keep you exactly where you are. Comfortable. Isolated. Scrolling. Consuming. Going nowhere. Real life happens when you put the device down and walk out the door. Go on a date. Have a conversation. Make a friend. Take a risk. Be uncomfortable. Be present. The phone will still be there when you get back.

“We can make an effort, as Martin Luther King did, to understand and to comprehend, and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed that has spread across our land, with an effort to understand with compassion and love.” - Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Fifty-eight years ago today, just hours after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated, Sen. Kennedy broke the devastating news of his death to a crowd of thousands in Indianapolis. Delivering his improvised remarks from the back of a flatbed truck, Kennedy implored those gathered to resist polarization, bitterness, and vengeance in favor of the values Dr. King himself had tirelessly championed: love, compassion, understanding, and shared empathy for those who suffer, regardless of race. As riots broke out across the country that night, Indianapolis remained calm; decades later, Dr. King’s message of justice, equality, and peaceful resistance remain as pertinent as ever.

G. K. Chesterton on why you should read books: “A man who has read a thousand books is armed for life; a man who has read none is easy prey. The man who has read a thousand books has lived a thousand lives. He has seen cities he has never visited, spoken to men who died centuries ago, and walked in worlds that no longer exist. Reading does not merely inform him; it enlarges him. It stretches the boundaries of his own experience until he becomes something more than himself.”

Lenny Wilkens the rare great player who was a great coach.

On this day, 58 years ago, my father, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was taken from us by assassination while still fully committed to confronting poverty, racism, and militarism. Even now, the truth of who he was and what he stood for is too often softened or reshaped into something easier to accept. But my father was not a convenient symbol. He was a man of deep conviction, disciplined courage, and unwavering love. He gave his life calling this nation to confront injustice and choose a better way. Today, I reflect not only on the pain of his assassination, but also on the power of his witness. His life, his sacrifice, and his commitment to nonviolence still call us to reject hate, resist injustice, and create the Beloved Community. On this day, I hold both the weight of that loss and the responsibility of that legacy. #MLK

In September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a History teacher at RobinsonHigh School in Little Rock, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks in her classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. 'Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?' She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.' 'No,' she said. 'Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom. Kids called their parents to tell them what was happening and by early afternoon television news crews had started gathering at the school to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room. The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the desk-less classroom. Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he or she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.' At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniform, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. They went halfway around the world, giving up their education and interrupting their careers and families so you could have the freedom you have. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.' By the way, this is a true story. And this teacher was awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacher of the Year for the State of Arkansas in 2006. She is the daughter of a WWII POW. Do you think this email is worth passing along so others won't forget either, that the freedoms we have in this great country were earned by our U.S. Veterans?... I did. Let us always remember the men and women of our military and the rights they have won for us.

Pope Leo XIV at the Stations of the Cross: "Every person in authority will have to answer to God for the way they exercise their power." Jesus says. "Whatever you do to another human being, especially to the small and vulnerable, you do unto me. And it is to me that you will one day give an account." Image: @vaticannews_it

Humbly honored to be on this list with so many great players 👍🏻

Our Coach is Headed to the Hall. 📰Press Release: tinyurl.com/bdhpp62r @Hoophall @hoophallu

On this date in 1974, the NABC named Al McGuire college basketball Coach of the Year. It was the second time in his career he earned National Coach of the Year, in 1971 winning the honor from the AP, UPI and USBWA.

49 years ago today….one of the epic buzzer beaters of all time because it took another 30 seconds to see if it counted. A trip to the NCAA finals on the line. “It’s good”. Billy Packer and Dick Enberg on the call. Jerome Whitehead with the catch and shot…..Marquette beats UNCC 51-49. youtu.be/QHevysNGZGY?si…

The Final Four last shot, this time with Al McGuire’s commentary and the camera focused on the ref and scorekeeper. Great drama! youtu.be/8HxwslRZncw?si…