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Most people would never associate Black kids with polo, the "game of kings" which usually conjures up other colors: bluebloods, green fields and White people. [...] for the last seven years, hundreds of African Americans ages 7 to 19 have discovered the game through the Work to Ride program, a nonprofit organization created by 49-year-old Lezlie Hiner.
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Riding High
At 12, Dre Taylor has mapped out his life. After a few more years of practice, he'll be good enough to turn professional and leave the hard streets of West Philadelphia, playing a sport where the top players travel the world and can earn millions.
"It's going to be fun. Challenging. Hard," he says. But Dre, along with a dozen or so kids in the Philly area, is not dreaming about a basketball career. His goal is to become ...See the full content of this document
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