Football season is here, and UATL is turning its attention to the HBCU gridiron.
On Saturday, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta meet in the inaugural Labor Day Classic, a new beginning for one of the cultures oldest and most storied rivalries, which dates back to 1900.
The former Big Cat Classic is moving to Labor Day weekend, with hopes of becoming an annual celebration of HBCU football, Black culture and the Atlanta University Center.
It also kicks off something bigger for us.
Through The Yard, UATL is expanding our coverage of HBCUs, from the games and traditions to the students, alumni, culture, scholarship and institutions that make them so important to Atlanta and the nation.
And that’s just where we start this week.
With apologies to George Clinton, I have a confession: “I never learned to swim. I couldn’t catch the rhythm of the stroke.”
If you know, you know.
DeAsia Paige did learn to swim. In the latest “Let Me Put U On,” she writes beautifully about how swimming saved her life growing and why returning to the water years later continues to bring her peace, freedom and joy.
We also introduce you to the Toddler Tutor, help you make Labor Day plans, and catch up with Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Breskii.
Welcome to another week of UATL.