Description – VII for the July / August, 2025 edition of The Gladiator Advocate.

Issue Description – VII

In this seventh issue of The Gladiator Advocate, we honor legacy, challenge assumptions, and lift new voices—on the field, on the page, and in the ancestral archive.

Rev. R.C. Laskey (p. 3) – A living legend of the pulpit and the pasture, Reverend Laskey’s story is one of grit, gospel, and gladiator legacy.

Champion Chips (p. 4) – Theron Forshee teaches the art of the pivot—why adaptability, not just skill, defines a true champion.

Arenas Collide (p. 7) – Wilmer Heard reflects on how faith, race, and resistance intersect in the lives of modern-day gladiators.

Black Cowboys & Towns (p. 8) – Dr. Myrna Roberts takes us from Tatums to Senegal to uncover a Judah-coded identity hidden in the rhythm of Black survival.

Prep Players (p. 14) – Meet six student athletes whose excellence in the arena and in their communities proves that the next generation is already rising.

Power of Story (p. 22) – Dr. Emmett Roberts, Jr. shows how narrative therapy can help us reclaim authorship over our past, our pain, and our purpose.

Word Puzzle (p. 24) – A playful break to sharpen your mind, featuring terms and names drawn from this issue’s themes and heroes.

Chrono-Poetic Judah Trail (p. 27) – A visual timeline mapping the dispersal of Judah, the rise of griots, and the encoded memory that still sings in Black towns today.