10 years in, the Celebration Bowl has sharpened focus on HBCU football
Last week, John Grant packed his travel bag and headed to Mississippi to watch Prairie View A&M defeat Jackson State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
Grant had no rooting interest, only a gift: a coveted framed invitation to Saturday’s Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
“We present what we call the ‘Golden Ticket,’” said Grant, the bowl’s executive director. “It’s not official until you receive it.”
About the Author
Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
