James Donaldson on Mental Health - Former Falcon Rondale Moore’s Death Highlights Suicide Crisis Among Black Men

In an interview last year with Capital B Atlanta, Morehouse College President F.

DuBois Bowman said that the all-male HBCU is working to increase services to address the mental health issues of its students after a spate of suicides in recent years.

“One of the things we’ve seen shifting very rapidly is the demand for increased mental health support.

That is on college campuses, but in society more broadly,” Bowman said.

We see issues of depression show up on our campus with excellent students who are very capable of succeeding, but we have to make sure we figure out how to support them in their journeys,” he said.

“I think it’s our responsibility at Morehouse, and in the higher education landscape more generally, to think about how best to do so.” A standout at Purdue University, Moore was selected in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

After three seasons in Arizona, he was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in 2024 but suffered a knee injury during training camp, preventing him from ever playing a game for Atlanta.

He was remembered by the team on social media : “Rest in peace, Rondale Moore.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Rondale’s family and friends.” If you or someone you know is thinking about self-harm, call or text 988 to connect with the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and speak with a compassionate, trained counselor 24/7.

This service is free and confidential.