The Authors
The men behind the story
Their friendship is the book. Their lives are the proof. Meet the coach and the player who spent forty years showing Memphis — and the world — what it means to be truly colorblind.
The Coach · Co-Author
Ramsay Clark
Basketball Coach · Pharmaceutical Professional · Memphis, TN
A lifelong Memphian, Ramsay Clark grew up in East Memphis and attended East High School, where his love for basketball took root. He went on to coach for forty seasons — ten at the Boys Club and thirty more across recreation leagues and church programs — shaping young men on and off the court for four decades.
It was at the Boys Club that Ramsay first crossed paths with a young player named Cornelius Sanders. What began as a coach-player relationship grew into one of the most meaningful friendships of both their lives — a brotherhood that has endured for over forty years.
Ramsay built a career in pharmaceuticals and works today as a part-time business development consultant. He volunteers at the West Cancer Center and is a faithful member of Hope Church Memphis. He has been married to his wife Karen for 38 years. Their children, Michael and Allie, live in Chattanooga and New Orleans.
He believes that his friendship with Cornelius is a gift from God — and that ColorBlind is their shared testimony to what is possible when two people choose to truly see each other.
The Player · Co-Author
Cornelius Sanders
Community Leader · Ordained Minister · Memphis, TN
A lifelong Memphian, Cornelius Sanders grew up in the Dixie Homes housing projects and attended Treadwell High School. He came up through the Boys Club — the same place where he would meet a coach named Ramsay Clark — and played four seasons under his guidance, building not just his game but a friendship that would define both their lives.
Today, Cornelius is the President and CEO of Promise Development Corporation, a Memphis-based organization dedicated to providing affordable housing for people in need. His life's work is a direct expression of the values he has carried since childhood: that every person deserves dignity, opportunity, and a place to call home.
An ordained minister and member of Hope Church Memphis, Cornelius brings his faith into everything he does — from his work in the community to the way he has raised his family. He and his wife Veronica are the proud parents of their son Melvin, who lives in Colorado Springs.
He sees ColorBlind as more than a memoir — it is a message. A message that the divides we inherit do not have to be the divides we pass on.
Together, they are proof of something the world needs to see
Their friendship did not happen because the world made it easy. It happened because two men chose, over and over again, to see each other as brothers. ColorBlind is the story of those choices — and an invitation to make the same ones yourself.