Richard A. Johnson, Ed.D., is the director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Booker T. Washington Initiative which examines the effects of public policy on African-American communities.

Click here to read Dr. Johnson's complete bio.

In today's episode, we discuss:

• Educating today's youth
• The importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Thoughts on race
• Beating Hall of Famer David Robinson in a basketball game
• ... and much more!!!

Resources, Books, and Links

• Website: TexasPolicy.com
• Twitter: @TPPF
• Facebook: TexasPolicy
• Instagram: @TexasPolicy
• Linkedin: Linkedin.com/company/texas-public-policy-foundation
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TexasPPF

Articles of interest . . .

• Juneteenth - A Pivotal Point in the History of Texas and America
• School Choice: The Civil Rights Movement of Our Time
• Lebron's I Promise School: Reimagining Student Support for Student Success
• Critical Race Theory Threatens What King Achieved
• Faith Leaders Needed in the Discussion on Police and Race

Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . .

• Rachel Cruze (Ramsey Solutions and Best-Selling Author) - Episode 161
• Gary Sheffield, Jr. (Outkick.com) - Episode 159
• Andy "Grand" Mariner (Former TOPGUN Commander) - Episode 155
• Paul Biancardi (ESPN's National Recruiting Director) - Episode 151
• Clark Kellogg (CBS Basketball Analyst) - Episode 149
• Adrian Griffin (Toronto Raptors assistant basketball coach) - Episode 141
• Bill Curry (2x SEC Coach of the Year) - Episode 134
• Swen Nater (former NBA, ABA, and UCLA player) - Episode 128
• Kara Lawson (Duke women's basketball coach) - Episode 113
• JJ Birden (9 Year NFL Wide Receiver) - Episode 074
• Dwane Casey (2018 NBA Coach of the Year) - Episode 001

Booker T. Washington Quotes . . .

• "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."
• "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."
• "Character, not circumstances, makes the man."
• "Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way."
• "The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least."
• "Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity"
• "I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him."

Dr. Johnson in Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fYDcxM9jOI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ji9WlV02M

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Jamy Bechler is the author of three books including The Bus Trip and The Leadership Playbook, host of the Success is a Choice Podcast, professional speaker, and trains organizations on creating championship cultures. He is also a certified John Maxwell leadership coach. Bechler spent 20 years as a college basketball coach and administrator. He has worked with businesses and teams, including the NBA. Follow him on Twitter at @CoachBechler. To connect with him via email or find out about his services, please contact [email protected]. You can also subscribe to his insights on success and leadership by clicking here.