Emory Report | Feb. 2, 2021
Programs during Emory’s 2021 observance of Black History Month will feature (clockwise from top left) Anthony Jack; Jessica Stewart; Taos Wynn; Kevin L. Gilliam and Iesha Galloway-Gilliam; Valerie Babb; and more.
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Departments across Emory will host numerous virtual activities during February in recognition of Black History Month, including panel discussions, a film screening and conversations with artists and authors. Our theme for Black History Month this year is legacy and responsibility as we reflect on the loss of so many luminaries in 2020, says Carol E. Henderson, Emory’s chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion, and adviser to the president.
It was always Mister Aaron. Mister is not an honorific used lightly. But for a man as revered as Henry Louis Aaron, it was a natural fit. Last month, after he was presented with the Hank Aaron Award by the man himself in a virtual ceremony, Freddie Freeman - who had undoubtedly met him many times in Atlanta - almost seemed in awe. Thank you, Mr. Aaron, very much, a visibly moved Freeman said.
That exchange was the essence of Aaron, a baseball icon who died Friday at age 86. He was more than just a baseball player - he was a man so respected even the biggest stars found themselves at a loss for words around him.
I was perplexed to learn that Mr. Aaron began his career hitting cross-handed (left hand above right hand as RH hitter) yet was still smashing the ball. RIP.
An all-time great called by an all-time great. Chills indeed
One of the Greatest players, and arguably the greatest offensive player, of all time, at a minimum he is in the top three in my book.
Total class, incredible poise and an amazing post retirement life. His ability to persevere not just as he was about to break Ruth’s record, but throughout his life should be a part of character education everywhere.
01/11/2021
The National Sports Media Association announced its national and state awards for 2020 Monday, as well as its next slate of Hall of Fame inductees, and there are plenty of notable selections. To start with, college football reporter and writer Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic was named the national sportswriter of the year, becoming (at 31) the youngest writer to win that award in the NSMA’s 61-year history, and the first woman. Meanwhile, Mike “Doc” Emrick, who retired at 74 in October after calling the resumption of the NHL’s season and the Stanley Cup playoffs from home, was named the national sportscaster of the year; he had been calling the NHL professionally since 1973 and full-time for NBC since 2011, and this was his fourth national NSMA sportscaster of the year selection (the others came in 2013, 2014 and 2015). The organization also announced seven inductees to their Hall of Fame: sportscasters Bill King, Jim Nantz, and Dick Stockton, and sportswriters La
New York Giants legend Roosevelt Brown just one part of Morgan State s rich football history Published: Dec 22, 2020 at 08:03 AM JOHN ROONEY/AP Taken with the 321st overall pick by the New York Giants in 1953, Roosevelt Brown became one of the biggest draft steals in NFL history as a Hall of Fame left tackle.
Curious about the changing selection of photos appearing behind former NFL executive Scott Pioli during his appearances on NFL Network? Each image is from a framed cover of a sports magazine, chosen to highlight some of the lesser-known stories from football history that deserve to be widely told. For example, Pioli has focused this season on featuring some of the greats associated with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) who have not been given their due.