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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.@AtlantaFalcons , @Delta and @MorehouseJS have launched Next-Gen Storytellers. Students from @Morehouse and @SpelmanCollege have created content that celebrates Black History Month, the Falcons, and the City of Atlanta.
Their work can be viewed here: atlantafalcons.com/next-gen-…
Need to define champion? Just show Serena fighting off those five match points. The epitome of refuse to lose.
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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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.
Ron Thomas retweeted
As people exercise their right to protest all across the country––let the undeniable paths of our progress be a guide going forward: peaceful, sustained protest; strategic, committed organizing; and purposeful, overwhelming participation at the ballot box.
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
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
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
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
Ron Thomas retweeted
Watching Fox News to learn about the coronavirus is like watching Hogan's Heroes to learn about the Holocaust.
#FoxNewsLies