Deion Sanders and his HBCU legacy


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The article was right on. JSU football is in much better shape than it was 2 years ago and HBCU audience is much more involved than it was 2 years ago. Look at Twitter and other social media, never as much interaction as now. Give coach Prime credit, he rekindled HBCU fan engagement and the fun of school rivalries and arguments. He will be missed, but the field just got leveled because there was no way any SWAC school could compete with coach Prime for talent. I have continually stated that Prime is an international figure that Mississippi couldn’t keep. He was great for HBCU football.
 
We’ve had a hard three years. On top of a global pandemic, our water infrastructure is failing and crime is at an all time high. We have seen tough times before, and we always come out on the other side more resilient, more assured, more blessed, and ready for what God has in store.

The Sonic Boom played “We are the Champions” by Queen at the SWAC Championship last Saturday. The words of that song were true before 2020 and will continue to be true after this season. It doesn’t matter what route we take: “We keep on fighting ‘til the end.” And in the words of Tye Tribbett and Kendrick Lamar, “We gon’ be alright.”

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‘ We gon ’ be alright ’ - Jackson Advocate

Growing up, I rose in the morning and laid my head down at night in a “blue and white” house (literally and, the farther the story goes, the figurative meanings will be apparent as well) on Eastview Street in West Jackson. Because the street runs along several other streets, I always have three...
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