Benji Cole of CBS Radio interviews the author of “No, My Brother, I Am My Brother”, Collen Plummer
Benji Cole of CBS Radio interviews the author of “No, My Brother, I Am My Brother”, Collen Plummer. The book is about the author’s experience in his younger years when he adored his older brother so much that he wanted to be like him.
Collen Plummer’s sibling was almost two years older than him. He was born in June 1956, whereas his brother was born in May 1954. The author’s uncle used to call him “ME TOO” since he constantly wanted to do everything like his brother, therefore he got that name.
Collen began to beat him in basketball during junior high and high school, and in racing, his brother was quicker in the shorter distances and he was faster in the longer distances. Then he became faster over short distances, and that’s when they built a relay team with ten to twelve national records.
The author and his brother ended up competing against each other more than they did against their opponents, and he has no idea why. Jesse Owens awarded them their medals at Spectrum, but despite achieving the national record and breaking that record at Madison Square Garden within the same week, he lost a lot of scholarships for reasons he still does not know.
You should have the Lord in your life because the decisions and choices you make in life will require God. Collen understood that tuition reimbursement was available at Fortune 500 firms, so when one door closes in life, another door opens in life, simply if you have the Lord with you; it’s the only way he made it. “Thank you very much, Jesus!” Then he ends up developing life-saving products for Johnson & Johnson, earning two patents.
Witnessing a black guy’s life being suffocated for ten minutes by a white police officer is one of the main reasons he created this book since he makes products that save lives, and here comes the white man choking the life of another black man for no reason.
Listen to the full interview below: