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‘The Dream Whisperer' film tracks HBCU basketball team's story of triumph, fight for recognition
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‘The Dream Whisperer' film tracks HBCU basketball team's story of triumph, fight for recognition

Before Dick Barnett rose to basketball stardom in the NBA, he led an HBCU team to three championships in the shadows of the civil rights movement. “They basically were forgotten about in history,” filmmaker Eric Drath told News4’s Tony Perkins about his documentary airing on PBS.

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