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Shakeia Taylor

Commentary: Childhood summer sports created a community — and now, nostalgia

If there’s anything I love, it’s nostalgia. Records, physical copies of old books, film cameras, ’90s cartoons and recapturing an old feeling.

It’s hard not to feel nostalgic in summer. We’re stuck at work but our inner children are out in the streets on summer break. It’s hot and sticky. The days are longer and the bugs are out. It’s the season when fun memories and new friends are made. The time for family reunions, festivals and cookouts.

Recently I was talking to my friend JD about what summer used to look like when we were kids and a bunch of memories of playing sports came flooding back.

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