Can I Kick It featuring Antonio Wright | MPB

As a football player at the age of 22, Antonio Wright's life changed when a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite severe spinal injuries, Wright recovered and earned his physical-education degree from Jackson State University in 2004 and founded the Metro Area Community Empowerment Foundation (MACE), a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life of disabled individuals. Through MACE, he has developed programs that promote community empowerment through wheelchair sports and recreation, youth mentoring and connection with various advocacies for people with disabilities.

Can I Kick It? is part of Mississippi Public Broadcasting's ongoing efforts to engage and encourage youth in Mississippi to stay in school. Featuring testimonials from prominent Mississippians, these web-exclusive videos seek to inspire and raise the individual and collective self-esteem of young African American men and women who are at risk of dropping out of school.