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Becky Hammon Under Fire After Leaked Messages with Dearica Hamby

Becky Hammon, Sports /

Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon is under intense scrutiny following the public release of a private conversation with former player Dearica Hamby. The contents of the January 2023 phone call have ignited a firestorm of criticism, with many calling for Hammon’s dismissal. Central to the controversy are Hammon’s comments regarding Hamby’s pregnancy. During the conversation, Hammon questioned […]

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Even More Black Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Related

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Every so often we discover that a pair of celebrities are related, whether it’s Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Tracy Chapman or Cory Booker and his “twin” cousin, RuPaul. Read more…

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Jordan Chiles’ case is unusual. Most returned Olympic medals are for cheating

Jordan Chiles' case is unusual. Most returned Olympic medals are for cheating, Sports /

By Alexander Smith  Jordan Chiles is a rarity in Olympic history: an athlete forced to return their medal for reasons other than a doping violation. The Team USA gymnast originally finished fifth in the floor exercise Monday, but an appeal by her coach saw her upgraded to bronze. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said that the appeal shouldn’t

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Interim Florida A&M president asks university leaders to resign

Campus News, Interim Florida A&M president asks university leaders to resign /

By Divya Kumar The newly appointed interim president of Florida A&M University has called on senior leaders of the state’s only public, historically Black college or university to resign, two weeks before the start of the fall semester. Timothy Beard, who was confirmed as interim president at the end of July, sent a letter Monday asking for resignations

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VP’s campaign launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump

Politics, VP's campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump /

By Zeke Miller Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday was launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. The program will be a “campaign within a campaign,” according to Harris’ team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a particular emphasis on primary

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Gadsden State Community College Launches Medical Assistant Program

Campus News, Gadsden State Community College Launches Medical Assistant Program /

Courtesy of Gadsden State Community College Gadsden State Community College, a historically Black institution in Alabama, has launched a new medical assistant program. Susan Thrasher has been selected to serve as the program’s inaugural director. The new academic program consists of five semesters of study. Once the curriculum and experiential learning training requirements are completed,

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The Deacon Jones trophy watch list is out. But there were glaring HBCU football omissions

Football /

With less than two weeks until the start of the 2024 HBCU football season, the Black College Football Hall of Fame has produced a watch list for its coveted Deacon Jones trophy. The watch List consists of 50 returning HBCU football players, including each conference’s preseason offensive and defensive player of the year selections. The

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North Carolina A&T had one of the worst offenses in the FCS in 2023. Here’s how they plan to fix it

Football, North Carolina A&T /

With North Carolina A&T’s training camp underway and the 2023 season in the rearview mirror, one of the topics of discussion still staring at the program is offensive production after the Aggies ranked 115th in the NCAA Division I-FCS in total offense partly because the passing game produced 104.9 yards per game. Second-year head coach

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Dawn Staley is searching for a non-conference opponent. An HBCU might be on the schedule.

Basketball /

Surprisingly, Dawn Staley has been looking for one final non-conference game for the defending NCAA Division I women’s basketball champion, South Carolina, for a few days now. According to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday afternoon, Staley may have found her team an opponent, and it might be an HBCU. When going

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