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Charlotte Ritz-Carlton offering "CIAA Surcharge" refunds
"Charlotte Ritz-Carlton offering "CIAA Surcharge" refunds"Remember that ugly CIAA tax that reared its head during this year’s basketball tournament in Charlotte? If you were actually hit with...
Kyle O’Quinn headed to Knicks in sign-and-trade with Magic
"Kyle O’Quinn headed to Knicks in sign-and-trade with Magic"Kyle O’Quinn, one of only two HBCU alumni in the NBA, is on the move. The former Norfolk State star has agreed...
HBCU Gameday Presents: NCAA Football 16
"HBCU Gameday Presents: NCAA Football 16"For the second year in a row, there will be no NCAA Football game released by EA. (Thanks a lot, Ed O’Bannon.)...
ESPN takes page out BET playbook, will broadcast MEAC band performances
"ESPN takes page out BET playbook, will broadcast MEAC band performances"After years of frustrations, HBCU football fans will finally get what they want from ESPN. And no, we aren’t talking about The...
D2 Quarterback Rankings: Stillman’s Straughan and Livingstone’s Powell lead the way
"D2 Quarterback Rankings: Stillman’s Straughan and Livingstone’s Powell lead the way"(Hudl photo) Josh Straughan, Stillman College We’ve been doing this list for three years, and Straughan has been on it every year....
HBCU gear only thing missing from Big Sean’s " Play No Games" Martin parody
"HBCU gear only thing missing from Big Sean’s " Play No Games" Martin parody"If you haven’t seen the new Big Sean video “Play No Games” by now, you are missing out. The video features a...
Five people who need to be voted into the CIAA Hall Of Fame today
"Five people who need to be voted into the CIAA Hall Of Fame today"The CIAA is the oldest conference comprised of HBCUs, so it goes without saying that it has plenty of history. Each year...
MEAC QB Rankings: NCCU’s Bell, Morgan’s Skillon lead upstart group
"MEAC QB Rankings: NCCU’s Bell, Morgan’s Skillon lead upstart group"1. Malcolm Bell, North Carolina Central North Carolina Central entered last season with a new head coach in Jerry Mack and no...
Former BCU star and NFL lineman Damion Cook dies of heart attack
"Former BCU star and NFL lineman Damion Cook dies of heart attack"Damion Cook, (no. 95 on the back row) died of a heart attack at age 36. (Jet photo) A former Black College...
Delaware State’s Kendall Gray to play with Brooklyn Nets in NBA Summer League
"Delaware State’s Kendall Gray to play with Brooklyn Nets in NBA Summer League"Delaware State center Kendall Gray didn’t get to hear his name called in Thursday’s NBA Draft, but he will still get a...
HBCU players continue to come up short in NBA Draft
"HBCU players continue to come up short in NBA Draft"HBCU players were still getting picked in the NBA Draft in the 1980s, but as the draft got slimmer, so did their...
Norfolk State alum April Holmes running towards another Paralympics
"Norfolk State alum April Holmes running towards another Paralympics"April Holmes is still a track star nearly 20 years after graduating from Norfolk State University. The 1996 NSU grad recently won...
After Diddy’s run-in with the UCLA staff, maybe his son should transfer to Howard
"After Diddy’s run-in with the UCLA staff, maybe his son should transfer to Howard"Justin Combs arrived at UCLA with a lot of fanfare back in 2012. But you expect that when your father is one...