Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics
First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show featuring renowned commentator and executive producer Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim, wraps up its fall HBCU tour with a live broadcast from Morehouse College on Friday, November 8th. Shannon Sharpe and Cam Newton will also be joining the live broadcast. This event marks the final installment of a three-show series highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Nov. 18 at Clark Atlanta at Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Historic Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta University make up one of the world’s oldest and largest associations of HBCUs. On this weekend, rivals Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta will face each other at B.T. Harvey Stadium in Atlanta.
First Take has a history of visiting HBCUs or supporting HBCU Week since 2019. The show has traveled to Winston-Salem State University (2023), home to alum Smith; Savannah State University (2023), home to alum Shannon Sharpe; and Florida A&M with comedian Kevin Hart and movie producer Will Packer (2021).
The show also celebrated HBCU Week at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2022 and at 76ers Fieldhouse in Wilmington, Del. in 2019.
Morehouse College, together with Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, forms one of the oldest and largest HBCU consortia. The show coincides with the Morehouse vs. Clark Atlanta rivalry football game taking place at B.T. Harvey Stadium in Atlanta, underscoring the importance of HBCU sports and community.