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New state law leaves Norfolk State with big hole in athletic budget
"New state law leaves Norfolk State with big hole in athletic budget"Norfolk State has been a Division I program for almost 20 years, but the school is still looking to find its financial...
North Carolina A&T unveils new football jerseys
"North Carolina A&T unveils new football jerseys"We’ve seen several MEAC teams show off their post-Russell Athletics jerseys, and now we can add North Carolina A&T to that list....
HBCU marching bands: Providing the soundtrack for Black Joy
"HBCU marching bands: Providing the soundtrack for Black Joy"HBCU marching bands have always been, and continue to be, one of the most raw forms of expression of Black Joy. In...
Photo Gallery: Queen City Battle of The Bands
"Photo Gallery: Queen City Battle of The Bands"Football season doesn’t start in the HBCU world until Sept. 3, but band season got off to a roaring start in Charlotte...
Inside Southern University Fall Camp
"Inside Southern University Fall Camp"Southern University will take the field to open the 2016 season against Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 3. But before the bright lights and...
Former Auburn DE lands at FAMU to "continue the legacy"
"Former Auburn DE lands at FAMU to "continue the legacy""Raashed Kennion just left one traditional football powerhouse and joined another. The former Auburn defensive end has transferred to Florida A&M and...
Redskins’ Carlos Fields stays grounded through family and faith
"Redskins’ Carlos Fields stays grounded through family and faith"Washington Redskins linebacker Carlos Fields is living the NFL dream, but it hasn’t all been easy for the former Winston-Salem State star....
Hampton and Howard have the same homecoming theme, and folks are being petty
"Hampton and Howard have the same homecoming theme, and folks are being petty"(Tweet via Howard Hilltop) Anyone who knows anything about HBCUs knows that homecomings are the biggest events of the year. And anyone...
Southern University basketball helps clean up home, church in wake of Baton Rouge flooding
"Southern University basketball helps clean up home, church in wake of Baton Rouge flooding"(Photo courtesy of Southern University basketball) The flooding that has crippled the state of Louisiana hasn’t garnered a ton of publicity from...
Avery Johnson sent an 18-wheeler to Southern University to help flood victims
"Avery Johnson sent an 18-wheeler to Southern University to help flood victims"Avery Johnson is currently employed by the University of Alabama, but he still bleeds blue and gold. The New Orleans native and...
Grambling’s Chester Rogers catches go-ahead TD for Colts
"Grambling’s Chester Rogers catches go-ahead TD for Colts"Grambling has sent hundreds of players to the NFL over the years, and no Chester Rogers is trying to add to that...
Stillman’s Jeff Henderson wins gold in Rio Olympics
"Stillman’s Jeff Henderson wins gold in Rio Olympics"Once a jumper from a small, Division II HBCU in Alabama, Jeff Henderson is now the long jump champion of the world....
Grambling player fakes injury so team can sing to trainer
"Grambling player fakes injury so team can sing to trainer"Fall football camps opened up across the country over the past couple of weeks, and injuries are not uncommon as players return...