“I wouldn’t be here without the efforts of Martin Luther King — (what he) did back in the day for my family, for my ancestors, for me, for us to be able to be in this position. So he means a lot.”
Charlotte, N.C. — When he was a kid, Rodney Hood made a couple of visits to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. Walking through the hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was killed — and where the cause he championed continues to be celebrated — helped the Jazz player gain an appreciation for him at a young age.