The Play-By-Play Analysis

Now for another one of the squad members to get their flowers. I met Ben while working alongside him at the student newspaper, and he's been like a big bro ever since. He stopped by to talk about growing up around HBCU campuses his entire life, and how the lessons he learned attending Morgan state have carried him in his time in the military and other postgrad endeavors. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The world does not move without creativity--especially black creativity. But what happens when those artists are behind closed doors and have to deal with the realities of the world they're in? Who is there for the artists that have been there for so many of us? Enter Vena J. A Licensed social worker and therapist, Vena started the Konfession Korner, a creative space for black artists, creatives a...

A generation of college students had their experiences forever altered by a global pandemic in 2020. Those times were difficult for many students, but for Jaicee Christian and Amir McKinstry, two Alabama natives who initially attended Alabama State University together, it only helped them to lock in even further. Even as Amir transferred down the road to Tuskegee, they maintained their tight frien...

Allahsha Farmer is a custom seamstress and tailor. She founded HemHers, a fashion company that specializes in hand-made prices that she sows herself. In this episode of We See You, La talks about how the company came to be after she switched majors, how she dreams of everything she creates before creating it and the sacrifice it takes to be a one-woman show. Follow La on Instagram @lalacienega and...

The cool thing about this project is that it’s also a tribute to some of the people that helped shape not only my collegiate experience but who I am as a person and professional to this day. One of those is my big bro and mentor Tramon Lucas. In this episode of We See You, Tra sat down with me to discuss the bridging of the gap between “Old Morgan” and “New Morgan,” what it was like going to schoo...

Roe Vision is one of the most gifted multidisciplinary artists I've ever met, and her talents have gotten her everything from partnerships with Disney to exhibitions at city hall. But It's not enough for her if you simply look at her as a black artist; she specifically makes “Contemporary art for the niggas.” Because as Roe put it, "Where is the artwork of niggas doing real nigga shit?" This is fo...

Marching bands are a big part of HBCU culture, and no one knows that quite like Kalan Hooks. A Kansas City native, Hooks developed a passion for marching bands at a young age after a trip to Arrowhead Stadium in 2013 to see Grambling State's marching band play. From his brief time in the band at Arkansas-Pine Bluff to now working as a trending topics reporter at ESPN, Kalan's made it his mission t...

Paris Smith started "Desires By Saint Paris" as an undergraduate at Morgan State. Today, Desires By Saint Paris has licensing deals with multiple schools like Bowie State, Hampton, North Carolina A&T and others, but it’s more than just an HBCU-centric designer brand. On the latest edition of "We See You," Paris talks the making of his company, drawing inspiration from designers like Virgil Abl...

Morgan State alumna Kayla Symone Price is the first interview of the "We See You" series! After a strong collegiate tennis career, Kayla is now an assistant athletic director at Livingstone College as well as the owner of 10th House Sports Firm. She stops by the Play-By-Play Analysis to talk her transitions from working on the court to off it, her aspirations to help athletes in their postgrad car...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities have existed for more than a century, and yet they still remain somewhat of an open kept secret outside of Black America. But what makes these universities unique? As a proud HBCU graduate myself, I set out to answer that question as only I know how: I called up a handful of my friends across the country to sit down and tell their stories. What started...

This was a chaotic week in the NFL, from Tua’s unfortunate head injury to the rash of big time upsets and unexpected endings, so Jamal comes back to break it all down. Plus: Diddy gets arrested, what Bryce Young’s benching in Carolina tells us about the state of black quarterback play, paying tribute to Frankie Beverly and Tito Jackson and a remarkable MVP season for A’ja Wilson. All these things...

NFL Football is back, and so are we! D1 Ignant University’s Jamal Brown returns to talk Week 1 of the pro season, from the debut of rookies like Caleb Williams to the latest example of mediocrity from Daniel Jones. Plus: The Tyreek Hill controversy and why we’re once again talking about being black in America, the passing of James Earl Jones and Rich Homie Quan and why Waffle House is an American...

It's August, so you know what that means: Football is back! And so is D1 Ignant University's Jamal Brown to discuss where our loyalties lie this NFL season. Plus: Was Scar right all along? What can we expect in the WNBA's return to play? What could the Dearica Hamby-Aces controversy mean for the league going forward? And would the Fast and Furious franchise actually work better if it were an anime...

Live from the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Chicago, it's a special crossover episode between the Play-By-Play Analysis and the D! Ignant University podcast with our host and D1 Ignant Dean Jamal Brown! We speak with friends about what it's like attending the convention, particularly following the controversial panel with Donald Trump. We also share our impressions of the...

In a special second EA CFB 25 episode, Jerrell "Dapper J" Leeper, co-host of the "1000 Jumpers" podcast, stops by to talk his memories of playing the game coming up. We talk about our favorite college football players, how different the world is since the last videogame came out and whether we believe this momentum can carry over to the years to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

We didn't think this day would come. But after 10 years, the greatest sports videogame of all time is back! A new friend of the show, Tega, stops by to discuss the return of the EA Sports college football game, what it means for past generations of football lovers to have it back, and what it means for new generations experiencing this game for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

This is a PSA: Black History Month in June would make perfect sense! Especially as it relates to Juneteenth! But anyway: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are finally NBA Champions, and we don’t like it 😂 Also: Thoughts on the death of Willie Mays and MLB’s tribute to his former Negro League ball club, a devastating injury to a promising WNBA rookie and why we’re going to miss Charles Barkley when he...

I’ve decided to evolve the way I think about the Boston Celtics as a team and as individual players, especially as it pertains to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Because the way they’re put together is both a model for the modern day NBA squad and something we may likely not see for a long time, if ever again. Dallas native Jamal Brown is here to discuss that, as well as what the Mavericks need to...

The discourse around the WNBA and Caitlin Clark has been extremely toxic, and honestly a lot of y’all are telling on yourselves from the way the Clark discourse has taken a turn to the way people have continued to trash a league full of predominantly black women to elevate her. So we drop our 2 cents on the conversation. Also: We can thank the state of Virginia for providing the soundtracks of the...

For the 6th year in a row we will have a brand new NBA Champion come June, and this year is all about the youth movement: Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Halliburton all have a chance to win their first rings. Plus: Caitlin Clark’s had a rude awakening to the WNBA, but the toxic discourse around her in relation to her teammates, fellow draft classmates and even other WNBA vet...

Just a reminder that Ronald Reagan literally made college more expensive to stop the rise of an educated proletariat (Said it word for word; go look it up). With the continued rise in student protests and walkouts of graduations across the country due to the ongoing situation in Palestine, our good sis Layan —who was one of those protesting in encampments on campuses like UConn— is back to tell us...

The 2024 NFL Draft is in the books. LeBron and Kevin Durant are both out of the playoffs. Candace Parker has retired. This show is an ode to the past while acknowledging the excitement of a bright future, as we break down our highlights and lowlights of the NFL Draft. Plus: Some high profile Colorado transfers have words about the state of that program, and Reggie Bush finally gets his Heisman bac...

I guess you could say it’s the “Dawn” of a new era…There’s a new basketball dynasty on the rise in South Carolina, led by a basketball icon Sawn Staley. We talk about the Gamecocks’ historic Final Four run amid an equally historic rise in popularity for women’s basketball. For the first time in 4 years, there’s a new WWE Champion and for the first time in 16 years, a repeat champion in men’s colle...

From Act 2 of Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark to Act 2 of Beyonce, the theme of this episode is pretty clear: We’re running it back! It’s Final Four time, and we’re here to break it all down—from the historic popularity of the women’s tournament to the magical run of two legendary big men in DJ Burns and Zack Edey on the men’s side. Also: The Yeehaw Agenda is alive and well just in time for the weat...

Cue up that Future theme music, because it’s officially March Madness! From the fireworks at the women’s SEC Championship to the fireworks at the top of the men’s rankings, we discuss the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments in all their glory. Plus, it’s officially the start of NFL free agency and there’s been chaos just two days in, from Kirk Cousins and Russell Wilson to Saquon Barkley and Derric...