Presence matters a great deal. When you’re present, you’re in tune with the needs of everyone around you. You see what they need, do your best to help, and build community. It’s one of the things that helps us build solidarity across various lines and makes the world a better place.
Just ask Didi Richards, the soul of the New York Liberty.
On April 15, the 24-year-old and the Liberty hosted an event with Wellfare, the New York-based free food program, in East Harlem. They, the Brooklyn Nets and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have been in partnership with Wellfare and held an event back in October in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn with then Nets forward, TJ Warren.