How My Uncle, Hank Aaron, Guided My Career Path (Guest Column)
Inset: Courtesy of Crown Media; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Hustle every inning, be a dream-maker for others and never give in to a setback: Wonya Lucas, Crown Media Family Networks president and CEO, credits the baseball legend, who died Jan. 22 at 86, with life lessons that have guided her own trailblazing path to success. Not long after I became general manager of a national cable network, I began to receive hate mail from those triggered by seeing a Black woman ascend to such a position. As upsetting as it was, I knew how I would handle it — just like my Uncle Hank did.
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