Photo by Andy Harris Interviewing Tuskegee coach Reginald Ruffin was part of my first experience being a play-by-play sports analyst for a live football game. This is my dream job. Kobe Scales, Opinions Editor Thank you to the City of Birmingham. Prior to my trip there for the Tuskegee Classic football game, when I thought…
Sports Editor Miles Johnson reflects on his NBA All-Star Weekend experience. By Miles Johnson, Sports Editor It was fitting that I was born in Cleveland and it’s the same city where I started my sports journalism career. It was an honor to be invited to report on NBA All-Star Weekend by Professor Ron…
By Clifton Dutton, Staff Writer The Los Angeles Rams have found themselves in the Super Bowl for the second time in five years. As a California native and a Rams fan, I’m ecstatic to see my favorite team play the biggest game at their new-beautiful stadium. The Rams will be taking on the Cincinnati…
By Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor The life lessons coach Grady Brewer taught his players were vital to their path to become productive men in society. He served as a father figure to many before his death on May 29. In a statement Sunday, Morehouse’s Athletic Department said the 1980 Morehouse alum died from…
By Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor Can you imagine how nerve-wracking it would be to cover your first NBA All-Star Game? Now add a global pandemic to it, and you have the ultimate nerve-wracking experience. This is how I felt Sunday when driving through security to get to State Farm Arena to report on the controversial…
By Kaleb Martin, Staff Writer On July 22, the NBA Bubble opened and 22 teams were brought in to finish the season. The playoffs began August 17 and by late September, seven NBA coaches were fired. Four of those coaches were black. These coaches were Alvin Gentry, Nate Mcmillan, Jacque Vaughn, and Doc Rivers. Doc…
Miles Rajesh Arthur, Contributing Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread mass panic throughout the world in over three months. Government officials around the world telling people to stay inside has halted many aspects of normal life. One of the integral aspects of life that was put on hold was the playing of sports. With…
Shakim Muhafiz, Associate Sports Editor It’s not a coincidence that Michael Vick’s “30 for 30” aired during Black History Month. It was a wake-up call to white America. One message that was explicit in the well–put together documentary was it is time to stop persecuting Vick, a black man. As a 20-year-old Atlanta Falcons fan,…
