Our New Home is My Forever Home - Inglewood, City of Champions

I am Miyoshi Price - and I'm from Inglewood, California, born and raised. My dream is to share stories and experiences as an On-Camera Host for communities like mine. As I began working with NFL Network in the Graphics department, I knew I would find my spark - and I did, learning the ins and outs, behind-the-scenes, as the Graphics Media Asset Manager.

I am deeply rooted in my community's fabric, and sports has always been a way for me to connect my hometown with the world. But what touched me most recently in my career journey have been the recent opportunities to connect the NFL with the community I have called home for my entire life, along with the support and collaboration from my supervisor and team to stretch outside of my daily work duties. Just the idea of joining other departments to connect with the Inglewood community brings joy to my heart. It is such an honor to forge new relationships as we establish our new NFL West Coast Hub. So, let's talk about it!

The pandemic significantly affected Inglewood, as it has affected each of us and the global community. Local businesses face severe challenges, with many nearing closure after years of service to the area. Despite new parameters and pandemic-related obstacles, our construction teams are committed to completing projects. Our colleagues are adapting to new processes and environments that can feel tedious and overwhelming in our "New Normal."

The local community, crews, and staff needed encouragement—a reminder that Football is Family. With the NFL now situated in the City of Champions, I realized that building connections with community members could be impactful. I volunteered to create those relationships during my department's Change Champion listening session with the community I call HOME. It struck me that there is perhaps nothing more universally appreciated than food. I went to every restaurant that I knew in the community, places I have been going to since a child and introduced them to my football family. The rest is history. More businesses were supported by the NFL in the community through those introductions and many have stayed opened and have new opportunities with the stadium and arenas in the area. Football is family and the family just got bigger.

The idea to introduce local Inglewood restaurants like The Wood, Kenny Q's, Ms. Ruby's, Serving Spoon, Southern Girl Desserts, Sweet Red Peach (dangerously close to our new office), & Fiesta Martin was a win-win.

The NFL Media team came together to do something small that has ended up benefitting many in more ways than we expected. We wanted to do something consistent. We wanted the restaurant owners to know we were interested in long-lasting relationships as we prepare to move. Reaching out to restaurant owners has not been a one-person operation - many voices and many hands from Dave Shaw's department, Linda DeYampert's team, Facilities & Catering Services, and HR assisted in calling, collecting contracts, sampling foods, and guaranteeing our crews' and employees' safety in the process.

As Inglewood's new neighbors, we also began to truly recognize the community's concerns and hardships...but also where something small, like catering a meal, meant so much more to these business owners. Some business owners sat on the phone with me and Linda DeYampert, sharing with us the daily decisions going back and forth if they should call it quits, crying and expressing deep gratitude for the NFL's order.

It warms my heart to know Ms. Ruby's, a local bakery started 25 years ago, who was on the verge of shutting down now has hope because the NFL is her new neighbor with a purpose to help. (Growing up, she would give me a slice of red velvet cake before school when I didn't have any money.