What Does it Mean to be Fly? (with Mitch Jackson)

Update: 2023-09-14

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Mitch Jackson, Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Fly: the Big Book of Basketball Fashion," joins Damon to discuss the impact of the NBA on the black community's fashion decisions. He and Damon also share bumps in the road in their own respective fashion journeys.

Chapters:

[00:00 ] Open

[00:53 ] Introduction

[02:06 ] Mitchell S. Jackson and Damon on forming their personal style

[06:47 ] How style icons are formed in the NBA

[14:37 ] Allen Iverson’s style influenced the game and fashion

[35:48 ] Are the white NBA players as fly

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What Does it Mean to be Fly? (with Mitch Jackson)

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What Does it Mean to be Fly? (with Mitch Jackson)