Super Bowl Sunday

Game preview: Super Bowl 56

The Cincinnati Bengals will take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday , February 13th at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles for superbowl 56. Both teams have had a great season with the Rams finishing the season 12 wins and 5 loses.The Bengals ended the season with 10 wins and 7 loses.

The Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrow has been doing phenomenal this year after having a good comeback season from his knee injury in his rookie season. Burrow ended the regular season with 4,611 passing yards , 34 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Burrow's comeback season has been really great with him leading the bengals to super bowl 56.

Another key player for the Bengals is starting receiver Ja’marr Chase. This is Chase's first year in the NFL; he came from Louisiana State University. Chase went fifth overall in the 2021 NFL draft. Ja’marr Chase has been such a great player this season by making clutch catches and plays so he and his team could win. Chase ended the regular season with 81 receptions , 1,455 yards and 13 touchdowns. His stats are impressive for him being a rookie. Make sure you look out for him while watching the superbowl

The Los Angeles Rams have had a very good season too. Rams starting quarterback Matthew Stafford has been so consistent throughout the whole season throwing perfect passes and making game winning plays. Stafford ended the regular season with 4,886 passing yards , 41 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. Stafford will definitely make some game changing plays in the superbowl.

The Rams defense have been playing shutout defense. A key player is Aaron Donald, a physical defensive lineman. Donald ended the regular season with 38 tackles , 12 sacks and four forced fumbles. Donald will be an important player to watch during the superbowl.

Racist Discrimination in the NFL

Brian Flores is suing 3 Nfl teams (Dolphins, Giants, and Broncos) for hiring malpractices and racist discrimination.

This case is based on alleged discrimination practices regarding his head coaching interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami. Brain Flores was the Miami Dolphins head coach for 3 years and was fired on Jan. 10 despite leading recording the Dolphins' to first back-to-back winning seasons since 2003 (10-6 in 2020, 9-8 in 2021) and being one of the candidates for Coach of the Year.

Flores stated that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross attempted to incentivize him to lose games on purpose, shortly after he was hired in 2019, which is completely against any moral and league rules in all of sports. Ross was allegedly offering Flores $100,000 for every game they lost that season. Flores says that as the team won games late in the season, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier told him Ross was infuriated with the on-field success was worsening the teams draft position.. Instead of focusing on being a winning franchise both the owners and managers of the club were wanting to receive the potential number 1 pick in the draft, which now turned out to be Joe Burrow who is currently about to lead the Cincinnati Bengals in their super bowl and won their first playoff games in over 34 years.

These misunderstandings on where they stood as a franchise and what the vision was for the Dolphins going forward ultimately led to Flores being fired after an amazing 2021-2022 season which saw them almost make it into the playoff and finish with a record of 9-8 amongst the best teams in the AFC.

Dolphins aren't the only team involved in this, the Giants also played a big part as back in 2019 the giants were looking to hire a new head coach and there were many candidates in the running such as Flores who even had an interview. It turned out to be a complete sham, they were interviewing him due to the Rooney Rules which the NFL has implemented which requires teams to interview coaches of a minority descent. In an alleged text from New England Patriots coach, Bill Bellick, the Giants had already selected their next head coach before the interview even took place, it was just all to comply with the rule and they had no intention of hiring Flores. This was also the same case with the Denver Broncos as they called Flores in for a head coach interview and when they arrived Flores recalled that they had been drinking heavily the night before and didn't conduct the interview with much intention as they arrived at the interview an hour late and very hungover.

All teams have responded to the allegations with statements on Tuesday, and this is a case that we will have to keep up with for further updates, with Brain Flores even going on ESPN’s show Get Up to speak on what has been going on. He stated "God has gifted me with a special talent to coach the game of football, but the need for change is bigger than my personal goals, In making the decision to file the class action complaint today, I understand that I may be risking coaching the game that I love and that has done so much for my family and me. My sincere hope is that by standing up against systemic racism in the NFL, others will join me to ensure that positive change is made for generations to come."

The Hampton House

The Hampton house is a historic landmark in Miami, Florida. The Hampton House was a motel back in the 1950’s and 60’s. The reason why it is so historic is because so many African-American leaders , activists , performers and athletes have come by the motel. During this time, The Hampton house was the place to be seen as a go to spot in the community.

In 1954, The Booker Terrace Motel opened in Miami, Florida. It was renamed the Hampton House motel in 1961. In 1964 Cassius Clay A.K.A Muhammad Ali was scedule to figh Sonny Listen in Miami. Ali also trained at the Fifth St Gym in Miami, Florida. On February 25, 1964 All of the African American heroes were in town ; African American prophet Malcom X, Singer and songwriter Sam Cooke , NFL running back Jim Brown and Ali. They all celebrated the victory of Muhaamad Ali against Sonny Liston. Also in April 1965 Martin Luther King came to Miami, Florida for press conferences , lectures and he also stayed at the Historical Hampton House.

As segregation laws began in the 1960’s members of the Liberty City community dispersed to other miami neighborhoods. This left the neighborhoods of Miami stunned as the Hampton house closed down in 1976. It remained abandoned for a while until the early 2000’s when the county purchased it and turned it into a historical site where you can take a tour and pictures of the historical landmark.

The Hampton House is so legendary that in 2020 Regina King produced a film called “One Night In Miami” reflecting on the night all 4 of the african american heroes were all together in miami at the Hampton House. This film was nominated for so many awards one of them being an oscar award.