ANDREAL MALLARD

ANDREAL MALLARD

EDITOR & CHIEF

Letter From The Editor

“Why I Run?”

From the streets to the church, the community to the courtroom, Game Changers Media Network has created relationships that are far more valuable than gold Many people thought we started this in an effort to run for office and obtain a political position. At no point in this run have I ever had the wish or desire to run for political office, nor do I wish to be in political office in the future Money was never the motive and clout is not what it's about, if that was the case trust and believe we would have thrown in the towel a long time ago.

It's all about passion and leaving a legacy for my family, my wife and kids and linage of my people and while working with the Honorable Judge Stephen N Knights, Jr that passion and why was reignited Over the past year we've worked together building a relationship on values. Regardless whatever path we chose along the way, in such a time as this we learned that we both shared familiar similarity with a vision of legacy building

Over the past 8 years God has blessed me with the ability to be a voice for my community I am thankful and honored to be able to capture stories and tell these stories thru the mass communication medium of a magazine, podcast and TV network, giving those who partner with us the opportunity to reach their desired goals live with the understanding that the calling of the assignment is my sole mission and purpose in life giving the next generation examples and the tools necessary to understand the value of community

This platform has allowed me to work with some great and amazing people taking me on a rollercoaster ride of covering stories like the murder of Ahmaud Arbrey, KendrickJohnson, and many other African American males who have suffered in justice in by the hands of hatred and racism in America I've also had the experience and following the story of Matthew Baker, Jr who was locked up in Henry County Jail since the time we started our media network back in 2016 However this platform was started to be that voice and keep our village informed of the things happening in our community in an effort to bring truth and reality of eliminating the Stereotype of what mainstream media portrays to the masses

So if you ask me why I run I would tell you it's because the pain I caused my family in bad choices I made, the people I hurt and may not even realized I hurt them because of the choices and I made. I would tell you because I became sick n tired of the narrative placed on young males of color who was told they would never get a second chance, I would tell you I run because if we educate the mind, we can elevate the spirit and eventually eliminate the Stereotype of a culture simply asking for answers!

I thank everyone who subscribes to our publication, advertisers who partner with us along the way, and those brave enough to tell their story in hopes it will help somebody else and I'm thankful for it all! So why do I run??? #EEEsUp

Understanding Opportunity, Preparation, & Desire #WeBelieve

Written By Chilton Stewart

What does building a state powerhouse basketball high school basketball program look like? Well, they don't understand the opportunities presented to them until later in life Most kids go through this type of experience around sixteen or seventeen years old, in which they have to decide to be a knucklehead or get their priorities together ”

He feels many of our youth are just missing mentoring and adult male leadership. “Where was the direction? Where was that young guy? Where was that middle age guy or older guy sitting back and saying look here young fella that’s not the direction you need to go? Let me take you under my wing and show you how to get this directed the right way. We have to have that come back.”

His transition from AAU coach to private school state powerhouse creating coach is almost identical Unlike

most AAU programs, Coach Green actually stresses academics.

How did he manage and mentor his players to succeed in heavily structured programs and academics? “When I had players playing AAU what they had to do was their homework before they could even come out and practice That translated into the same thing that is in the schools Because being a teacher, being a coach at all levels, being in corrections, you still have to put in your work to enjoy the stuff you want AAU is a different side of the fence, but you have to go back to school and understand the discipline that goes with it.”

Unlike some star players who go into avenues away from basketball after retirement, Coach Green knew he wanted to coach kids before his professional playing career came to an end. “When I retired from basketball, I decided to pass on my knowledge and skills of the game to the next generation. Over time, it was fate that landed me here in Georgia I immediately started training and developing kids on the game of basketball, while working professionally as a history teacher, then moving into finance

I would get up at six in the morning and start training the guys that actually wanted to get up that early, looking a whole lot like Coach John Green, former head coach of Creekside Christian Academy Coach Green, a former international basketball player was able to bring his experience both as a professional athlete and an educator to create one of the most successful basketball programs in the state of Georgia and Henry County.

He feels that coaching is not just his calling, but his opportunity to give back to the youth and pay it forward for those that helped him along his path.

“Actually, helping kids started when I was