Chair, Morehouse Coll. Journalism in Sports, Culture & Social Justice. Sports reporter since '73. Authored “They Cleared the Lane: the NBA’s Black Pioneers”
Atlanta, GA
Joined July 2011
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Need to define champion? Just show Serena fighting off those five match points. The epitome of refuse to lose.
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AUC students: Enroll in Mr. Thomas' Sports Reporting course (HJOU 378). Class meets MW at Leadership 244 from 4-5:15.
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John McLendon and Clarence 'Big House' Gaines shaped the first century of basketball history as head coaches of HBCU programs.
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Not only great, but heroic: My tribute to Bill Russell
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How does history pull cops’ triggers? On MSNBC, Princeton Prof. Eddie Glaude Jr., Morehouse grad, answers the question that torments and kills Black Americans?
Watch Morehouse’s Shakim Muhafiz today as he performs his sports essay on TNT between 2-3 pm ET before superstars Barkley, Curry, Mickelson & Manning compete in “The Match” golf event to benefit HBCUs.
#The Match #Morehouse #golf #Barkley #stephcurry #Mickelson #HBCUs
Trump did America a favor. He complained so much about voter fraud BEFORE the election that it responded with an incredibly fraud-free election. Now “his” Supreme Court won’t get a chance to save him.
@SteveTignor I direct Morehouse College Journalism and Sports Program. I’m referring to Ora Washington in a presentation and have a few questions for Art Carrington. Just read your article about him. Please send me his contact info or ask him to call me at 510-913-0775.
Where does NASCAR go from here? Check out my column “The Noose Was Not Intended for Bubba Wallace. So What?” in theGrio. thegrio.com/2020/06/29/bubba… #NASCAR #BubbaWallace #ConfederateFlag #RichardPetty #talladega #GeorgeFloyd
Check out my series on roots of NBA superstars Jordan, Bird, Magic, great dunkers (with Spud Webb). Find “How Bird Took Off” at ronthomas.news/blog/ then scroll down for others. #NBA #bird #larrybird #Celtics #bostonceltics #WNBA #thelastdance #theyclearedthelane #morehouse
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Longing for NBA nostalgia? Check out my series on roots of NBA superstars Jordan, Bird, Magic, plus great dunkers of the time (Spud Webb, too.). Find “How Bird Took Off” at ronthomas.news/blog/ then scroll down for others.
MSNBC’s Dr. Leana Wen on Trump saying testing may be overrated: “I have a toddler who’s 2-1/2 and even he knows that if he covers his eyes, it doesn’t mean that the scary thing in front of him is gone. It just means that he can’t see it.” #coronavirus #COVID-19 #Trump #MSNBC #Wen
Can’t get enough MJ after watching The Last Dance? Here's a flashback about how his hard-hat ways helped make him the GOAT. Go to ronthomas.news, click on MyTake. #thelastdance #mj #jordan #morehouse #theyclearedthelane #espn #nba
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It seemed to be no big deal in Oakland Arena when Michael Jordan broke his foot in 1985. Read "The Night Superman Met His Kryptonite" on MyTake page at ronthomas.news #TheLastDance #mj #MichaelJordan #nba #espn #Bulls #Warriors #ChicagoBulls
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What was it really like in Oakland Arena when Michael Jordan broke his foot in 1985? Read “The Night Superman Met His Kryptonite” on MyTake page at ronthomas.news #mj #MichaelJordan #TheLastDance #nba #warriors #Bulls #Chicagobulls
Struggling with our new abnormal? Check out my blog post “COVID-19 — Can This Be Real?” on MyTake page at ronthomas.news. #coronavirus #COVID19 #TrumpIsTheWORSTPresidentEVER #WeLoveYamiche
Stargazing at Friday’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Jerry “Mr. Logo” West and Charles Barkley @themaroontiger @morehousejs @daviddtss @hoophall @morehouse
