During Black History Month, MLS invited five members of the soccer community to discuss race and the black experience in American soccer.

The five participants – Jozy Altidore, forward for Toronto FC and the US men’s national team; Lynn Williams forward for North Carolina Courage and US women’s national team; Greg Howard, a David Carr fellow at the New York Times; Irv Smalls, founder of FC Harlem, and moderator Kevin Brown – got together for brunch in New York City.