By Michael Burgess II The Crimson Tide was beating its conference rival, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 35-7 with 3:10 left in the second quarter at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa motioned the running back to his right and clapped his hands. The center snapped the ball and the Bulldogs…
By Shirley Carswell The Sunday Washington Post article on Howard University Hospital, which described a once-grand institution fallen on hard times, struck close to home for me. That’s because I had an unexpected visit to Howard’s emergency room two days earlier. My medical emergency wasn’t life threatening, but the pain I was experiencing after busting…