Hall of Fame honered for its wellness program

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is being honored by the National Minority Quality Forum with its Booker T. Washington Award in a ceremony on Monday.

The Booker T. Washington Award recognizes an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion of wellness in emerging populations.

Hall of Fame programming related to promoting physical, mental and emotional health includes its “Strong Youth Strong Communities” outreach. That initiative connects Hall of Fame members with youth across the country in a partnership with national health care provider Centene Corp.

Recently, dozens of Hall of Famers issued inspirational and hope-filled messages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The Strong Youth Strong Community programs are part of the hall’s #HuddleUpAmerica initiative, which is designed to bring people together of all races, religions and ethnicities,” notes David Baker, the Hall of Fame’s president/CEO. “Now is the time for all of America to ‘huddle up’ to help each other and love each other.

“Booker T. Washington and this award in his name represent the spirit and hope that if we can huddle up and learn to trust each other, then there is no limit to what we can accomplish together.” MORE POSITIVE TESTS FOR TITANS >> The positive test results keep coming for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL’s first outbreak of COVID-19. The Titans have had positive test results stream in daily for five days straight and it could put the Titans’ next home game against Buffalo on Oct. 11 at risk with the NFL forced into even more rearranging of the schedule.

On Saturday, the Titans added defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons to the reserve/COVID-19 list. Two staff members also tested positive for COVID-19, raising the team’s total to 18 since Sept. 24.