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About the Author: LeVelle Moton LeVelle De'Shea Moton is a graduate of North Carolina Central University, where he was a standout basketball player, becoming the third all-time leading scorer in school history. He went on to play professionally overseas for four years and in 2004 was named to the N.C. Central's Hall of Fame. He returned to his alma mater in 2007 as an assistant coach and then became head coach in 2009. In his fifth season, 2013-14, he led the school to its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and a berth into its first men's Division I NCAA Tournament. The success earned him recognition as the MEAC coach of the year. Moton was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, overcoming a tough upbringing with personal determination and the mentors he gained at the Boys & Girls Club of Raleigh, an organization he still avidly supports to this day. About the Author: Edward G. Robinson III Edward G. Robinson III is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked for several newspapers, including The Washington Post, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The News and Observer in Raleigh. He's currently a contributing writer for The Washingtonian Magazine. He has received numerous awards throughout his career including The Society of Professional Journalists, whose Washington D.C. chapter presented him the 2014 Dateline Award For Excellence in Local Journalism, as well as recognitions from The Associated Press Sports Editors, the North Carolina Press Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. Robinson attended American University where he earned a bachelor of arts in print journalism, and Johns Hopkins University where he earned a masters of arts in non-fiction and fiction writing.

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