The Tuskegee-Morehouse Legal Battle

Miles J. Edwards March 21, 2026

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Coach Taylor and his legal team — Credits: YouTube/HBCU GameDay

“I won’t be remembered for Coach of the Year; I’ll be remembered for this,” says Benjy Taylor as he files suit over the January 31 incident.

Atlanta, GA — A heated HBCU basketball rivalry has officially moved from the hardwood to the federal courtroom.

Tuskegee University head coach Benjy Taylor has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Morehouse College and two campus police officers following a viral January incident. Taylor, who was recently named the SIAC Coach of the Year, alleges he was “publicly humiliated” and “treated like a criminal” after being handcuffed and paraded off the court while attempting to protect his players during a postgame confrontation.

The legal team, led by civil rights attorney Harry Daniels, is seeking damages for civil rights violations, false imprisonment, and battery, citing a “total breakdown” in conference-mandated security protocols.

READ MORE: Tuskegee Coach Benjy Taylor Files $1M Lawsuit Against Morehouse College Following Viral Handcuffing

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Miles J. Edwards March 21, 2026

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Founder & Creative Chief Architect, Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group Miles J. is an award-winning professional writer, filmmaker, and journalist with three decades of deep-rooted expertise in media production and investigative storytelling. As the founder and Creative Chief Architect of Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group, he leads editorial strategy and high-fidelity content development across expanding regional bureaus, focusing on the critical intersections of public policy, emerging technology, and urban infrastructure. A native of the California Bay Area and a long-time resident and community advocate in metro Atlanta, Miles J. brings a unique, bi-coastal perspective to modern journalism. His current editorial work includes building comprehensive policy blueprints for state gubernatorial races and producing forward-looking docuseries that examine municipal development, transit innovations, and workforce evolution. Committed to lifelong learning and cutting-edge industry standards, he actively couples traditional journalistic integrity with modern marketing management frameworks to shape the future of digital news architecture. Expertise: Public Policy, Emerging AI Technologies, Transit Infrastructure, Urban Development, Media Architecture. Credentials & Affiliations: Member of the Atlanta Media Press Core, Project Callisto Search Quality Evaluator.