Dec 15 2022 29 mins
Equity and inclusion are largely terms of the 2010s, but Jackie Joyner-Kersee was fueling that thinking long before the turn of the century. As a basketball and track & field superstar growing up in East St. Louis, she beat multiple odds -- including asthma.
During this episode of the Lincoln Laureates you'll learn how Jackie Joyner-Kersee rose from cinder tracks to Olympic gold, and why the heptathlon is a metaphor for "winning at life."
Our guest host for this Lincoln Laureates conversation is Radio Hall of Famer Jim Bohannon.
During this episode of the Lincoln Laureates you'll learn how Jackie Joyner-Kersee rose from cinder tracks to Olympic gold, and why the heptathlon is a metaphor for "winning at life."
Our guest host for this Lincoln Laureates conversation is Radio Hall of Famer Jim Bohannon.