The only leverage we have is to put pressure on our city officials through the media because at the end of the day, they kind of got us because they know we're going to do it anyway, right?

And so we have to create an awareness public relations campaign to make sure that people know what's going on that are the normal systems and structures that are built to support people that are perpetually oppressed and dependent upon the system to survive

they're falling apart.

Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.

I'm Dave Ziron.

This week we are talking to the executive director of Serve Your City, a youth-based nonprofit that has now been repurposed to

serve as the organizational infrastructure hub for the Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network here in Washington,

D.C. His name is Maurice Cook. So we're going to talk a little bit with Maurice about

society, sports, and the coronavirus and what he's been doing in Ward 6.

And we're going to explain to folks who don't know what Ward 6 even means for Washington, D.C.

Also, I've got some choice words about the plans to bring sports back early.

And I've got just stand up and just sit down a word.

But first, Maurice Cook.

Maurice, thanks so much for joining us on the show. I really do appreciate it.

Before we say anything, I just want to break down a little some of the things that were in the introduction we did for you.

In normal times, in non-corona times, what is Serve Your City?

Servier City is a DC-based nonprofit organization that I founded nine years ago.

And normally we serve, you know, underserved youth, black and brown children here in the city.

And we do programs that most of these kids generally can't afford to do.

We do non-traditional programs.

Like we have the only majority black youth rowing crew here in the city, and we row out of the Anacoste Community Boathouse.

We do tennis.

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