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Father Works Hard to Chase Dreams, While Parenting From a Distance The Legacy of A Father

By Robert Bruin

SOMEBODY THATS GOING TO SHOW YOU THE THE WAY AND SHOW YOU THE ROPES AND HELP YOU COME INTO YOUR OWN AS A BLACK MAN.

FATHERHOOD IS DERWIN GRAHAM’S NUMBER ONE JOB.

DESPITE THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS THAT COME WITH BEING A BLACK MAN, IM GOING TO SHOW HIM HEY I CAN BE A GOOD BACLK FATHER AND GOOD ROLE MODEL TO HIM.

DESPITE DERWIN HAVING HIS SON HIS JUNIOR YEAR AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, HE DID WHAT MAN DOES AND CREATED A PLAN.

IN JANUARY OF 2019 DERWIN RECEIVED AN OFFER FROM ESPN, BUT HE WAS LEFT WITH A TOUGH CHOICE TO MAKE.

HE’LL NEVER HAVE TO ASK NOTHING, NOW THAT IM OUT HERE I HAD TO SACRIFICE AND COME TO CONNECTICUT VERSUS STAYING IN TEXAS WITH HIM.

AT THIS POINT DERWIN, WAS ON HIS WAY TO BRISTOL CONNECTICUT AND THERE WAS ANOTHER SURPRISE AWAITING HIM.

WHEN I FIRST GOT THE JOB OFFER, THEY WERE LIKE RIGHT OF BACK, YEAH AS SOON AS YOU GET HERE THE FIRST THING YOU’LL BE WORKING ON IS THE JORDAN DOCUMENTARY, IM LIKE”

AT SOME POINT THE TEAM WILL NOT MEET ITS EXPECTATION. I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK. WHAT TIME IS IT GAMETIME….WOOOO.

THERE WERE MANY SCENES IN THE LAST DANCE AND DERWIN CREATIVELY TOOK THE LEAD ON WHAT IS KNOWN AS “ THE VOLT”

DERWIN IS SADDEN BY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIM AND SON DERWIN GRAHAM THE THE THIRD BUT HE’S GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER TO GIVE HIM A BETTER FUTURE.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Only committed parents know what it means to never take a day off, especially ESPN production assistant Derwin Graham. Graham is the epitome of a Black man that takes care of his son with no excuses. 

But the location of his job with ESPN has stretched him ways that he never saw coming.

“When I got the job offer I was excited but I was like, damn, I also have to be away from my son,” said Graham. 

After taking a few days and speaking with his son, Derwin Graham III, emotions still took over because he had to figure out the best way to parent from a distance and set up a foundation for his son.

Luckily, ESPN is very flexible, specifically when it comes to remote work, which allowed him to still live his dream and work on the new 10-part documentary about the Chicago Bulls called “The Last Dance.” 

After a slight notice of  “The Last Dance” being pushed up before the summer time  his remote access allotted him time to see his son.

The distance is tough for Derwin, but he won’t let it defeat him because his priority is to give his son as many opportunities in life that are possible. 

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