“The long and short of it”

[Alonzo Mourning and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.]

On the PBS NewsHour tonight, hopeful words from Alonzo Mourning, talking with Charlayne Hunter-Gault: “What sportsmanship can teach us about healing racial divides.” I trust that everyone involved saw the sweet incongruity in these pull-away shots.

[Mourning uses the phrase “the long and short of it” in the course of the conversation.]