Edward Waters University made history on Tuesday with the announcement of its first African American woman to lead the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in the over 155-year history of the institution.
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Just 12 hours after the acquisition, a report from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) found that the use of the N-word “has increased over 500 percent from the previous average,” according to the Washington Post. The NCRI also found a host of anonymous accounts seemingly looking to “test the limits” as users on 4chan encourage others to spew hatred in the name of free speech.
And as the slogan goes, baseball “is as American as Apple Pie.” It’s an escape from reality for many, and for some, it’s the one sport that’s supposed to mirror wholesome American values.
According to his coach, Cedric Alexander, Duran Davis, the Westside Gazette’s Student/Athlete of the Week, epitomizes the tenacious fighting spirit of the ‘22 Piper Bengal football team which on Friday lost a hard fought battle to the talented, undefeated Blanche Ely Tigers, leaving the Bengals with an overall 5-3 won /loss record as the regular season nears its conclusion sans those in playoff contention.
The Biden administration blasted the Russian court’s decision to deny her appeal calling it a “sham hearing.” The administration’s Jack Sullivan released this statement:
Though an extraordinary moment in the history of race in this country, the trailblazing Pierce preferred to let others tell the story. The historic moment was remembered at Friday’s football game, celebrating its 75th anniversary with an on-field recognition of Pierce’s daughter, a tribute video and commemorative T-shirts distributed to 500 fans. Yulander Wells, a deputy director of athletics, spoke of its significance.
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This space is normally reserved for our Student/Athlete of the Week selection, but as in life, things don’t always materialize or happen as planned. So, as a somewhat social activist, I will use this opportunity to hopefully ignite a voting frenzy catapulting Charlie Chris, Val Demmings Sheila Sherfilus McCormick et al to victory in November. I don’t know what is occurring nationally, but here in Broward, mid-term elections on a scale of one to one hundred, appear to fall somewhere in the 20% range, closely resembling the pathetic, lukewarm voter enthusiasm of the 2022 primaries.
While not getting involved emotionally to the FAMU search for a new athletic director, I watched from the sideline. I was not a member of the committee, not a decision-maker, so trying to interject into the process was fruitless. For the most part, it was better for me as I knew several of the candidates and it was better for me to wait for an outcome.
The effusive, infectious persona of Jamari Haynes was readily apparent after speaking with Plantation Colonel head coach Steve Davis and reading about him and his family. He personifies every quality that we admire in a student/athlete both academically and athletically. And it took Coach Davis every bit of 5 seconds to nominate Jamari once he was broached about recommending one of his athletes for the Westside Gazette’s weekly feature.