HBCU Football players have seen a recent decline in making NFL rosters. This year only 19 players are currently on active rosters.
I am not sure if it is because of COVID-19 or what, but HBCU football players on NFL rosters are down. We broke down ...
Posted Thursday, September 10th 2020 at 12:33PM
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I remember as a high school kid watching the Georgetown Hoyas play with their tall and proud African American coach. And then... All of the players on the floor and on the bench were black. I wondered to myself, is this what a black college looks l ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2020 at 1:05PM
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It was the summer of 2018 and Chris Paul was preparing for his second year with the Houston Rockets. That preparation included a very important meeting with his longtime stylist Courtney Mays.
The main focus of their discussion: How could they tak ...
Posted Monday, August 10th 2020 at 2:30PM
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Composition Creator: Joe Mussatto
Chris Paul wore a mask embroidered with the letters HBCU, but it muffled his voice Wednesday night as he addressed reporters after routing the Lakers.
“Shoot, I can’t even hear myself,” said Paul, as he removed ...
Posted Sunday, August 9th 2020 at 9:04PM
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Head coach Kenny Blakeney is helping make Howard college basketball’s offseason champs.
Composition Creator: Ricky O'Donnell
Kenny Blakeney took over a Howard men’s basketball program that needed to be rebuilt from the ground up when he was ...
Posted Thursday, August 6th 2020 at 5:43PM
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Now let's hope that this leads to more black gamers getting computer science degrees and landing careers at places like Twitch or starting their own gaming companies!
Twitch has announced that it is partnering with Cxmmunity, an organization that ...
Posted Thursday, July 30th 2020 at 3:12PM
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And the conversation continues, as NFL players Channing Crowder, Brandon Marshall, and Reggie Wayne argue, or shall we say 'discuss' more black athletes attending HBCUs with a proud Hampton Graduate that happened to be on the set of their IAMATHLETE Podcast.
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Posted Wednesday, July 29th 2020 at 12:04AM
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With the crazy news about top prospects Mikey Williams and Lebron James Jr possibly attending a Historically Black College, even some of the famed white high school recruits are choosing HBCUs!
Jordan Wood, the No.23 overall player in the upcoming ...
Posted Monday, July 27th 2020 at 5:26PM
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The MEAC recently released a video and press release announcing their new e-sports league for not only student gamers but also alumni gamers from HBCUs.
This could mark the beginning of a new era of sports for the HBCU community and beyond!
There is a $40.00 entrance fee, and several games tha ...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd 2020 at 4:36AM
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Norman North rising senior Fatima Black locked in her college commitment Monday.
Black is taking her talents to Division I program Morgan State, based in Baltimore, Maryland, and member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Morgan State is a ...
Posted Monday, July 20th 2020 at 3:46PM
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Duke has long been considered a favorite to land LeBron James Jr., son of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar and living NBA legend. In the wake of today’s monumental Makur Maker news, oddsmakers think that Bronny James may continue the trend of superstar recruits heading to HBCU schools.
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Posted Monday, July 20th 2020 at 6:03AM
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. This decision was primarily predicated on the overarching concern ...
Posted Tuesday, July 14th 2020 at 3:06PM
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Author: Denashia Dunnaville (13NewsNow)
HAMPTON, Va. — There will be no fall sports for the Pirates this year.
Hampton University announced on Monday the suspension of all fall sports due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Athletics Director Eugene ...
Posted Monday, July 13th 2020 at 9:59PM
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HBCUs work to return to sports amid new coronavirus
Historically black schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference have fared well economically so far despite limited resources and the shutdown of sports because of the pandemic
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Posted Sunday, July 12th 2020 at 1:00AM
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Carmelo Anthony is calling for more top prospects to attend historically black universities when selecting schools to play at.
Melo said quote, “All it takes is one person to change history." ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th 2020 at 2:39PM
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