“I’m proud to be a Morehouse man.” Those were the words spoken by Academy Award winning director Spike Lee as he spoke to BOXTOROW host Donal Ware. Lee spoke about being a third generation Morehouse man and about how his father was a freshman at MC when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a senior.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has one of the biggest fan bases in college football, with games generating crowds in excess of 70,000 people. Football is big business for SWAC and its member institutions. But with the COVID-19 pandemic still happening, will SWAC start football on time and with fans in the stands? BOXTOROW host Donal
Cal Ripken is one of the greatest players in baseball history and his name is still legendary in little league baseball. Donal talks with the Baseball Hall of Famer and 19-time All-Star about how the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation is partnering with other organizations to help feed people during the COVID-19 pandemic, about The Streak,
Lachavious Simmons, the former Tennessee State offensive tackle was drafted in the 7th round by the Chicago Bears in the 2020 NFL Draft. Simmons talks with BOXTOROW host Donal Ware about the moment he heard his name called. his time at Tennessee State and about his future with the Bears. Click to download or listen
Since 2006, BOXTOROW has talked with HBCU football players who have a chance to hear their names called in the NFL Draft. That first year, we spoke with several players including Antoine Bethea (Howard), and Tavaris Jackson (Alabama State) who both went on to be drafted that year. In the midst of COVID-19 the draft
Since 2006, BOXTOROW has talked with HBCU football players who have a chance to hear their names called in the NFL Draft. That first year, we spoke with several players including Antoine Bethea (Howard), and Tavaris Jackson (Alabama State) who both went on to be drafted that year. (Rest in peace to Tavaris. Was writing
Donal sits down with legendary Washington Redskins coach, three-time Super Bowl champion, Pro Football Hall of Famer, and NASCAR owner Joe Gibbs, prior to his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction in late January. Click to download or listen to the interview.
Now former Alabama State offensive tackle Tytus Howard is on the verge of doing what no HBCU football player has done in more than 10 years. Become a first round draft pick in the National Football League Draft. That is a strong possibility for the Monroeville, Ala. native, who participated in the NFL Scouting Combine
Taraji P. Henson is one of the great actresses of our time. The Academy Award nominee got a first break, playing the role of Yvette in the John Singleton film Baby Boy. She has since played in movies such as Hustle & Flow, Talk to Me, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button opposite Brad Pitt
With Tiger Woods taking the world by storm by winning the Masters, there are certain players that had to lay the foundation for Woods. Lee Elder is one of those players. Elder became the first Black player to play in the Masters, doing so in 1975, just like Charlie Sifford and Peete Brown laid the