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Social House Vodka Partners with UAPB to Power the Gold Standard Campaign Benefiting Student-Athletes

Social House Vodka Partners with UAPB to Power the Gold Standard Campaign Benefiting Student-Athletes, Sports /

Social House Vodka today announced a new partnership with The Gold Standard, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and official charitable partner of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), to launch 1873 Gold Standard, a purpose-driven annual campaign designed to support UAPB student-athletes while engaging alumni, fans, and the broader HBCU and sports community.  Named for UAPB’s founding […]

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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

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By The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died

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WSSU enters top 25, keeps streak alive

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Winston-Salem, NC — WSSU, the hottest team in HBCU basketball, reached another milestone on Tuesday night. It pushed the winning streak to 14, earned a national ranking, and showed they it win when circumstances force them out of their comfort zone. Tuesday night’s 67–52 win over Virginia State delivered more than another tally in the win

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Maddie Kowlaski Breaks Down on TikTok About Starting Online School After Her UF Scandal

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Maddie Kowalski shared her frustrations with doing online school after an explicit video leaked on social media last year. In the TikTok video, Kowalski frames the moment as a reset she never asked for: a “first day of online college” happening at home, without the in-person routine she says she needs to learn effectively. Her

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Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

National News, Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis /

By Sahil Kapur, Kyle Stewart and Melanie Zanona WASHINGTON — Democrats are wrestling with whether to use a key Jan. 30 deadline to demand constraints on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed an American woman in Minneapolis. Progressives in the House and Senate are calling on their party to hold firm

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Zoe Saldaña Becomes Hollywood’s Highest Grossing Actor Of All-Time, Surpassing Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson

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Zoe Saldaña has made history as the highest-grossing actor of all time. Saldaña’s role as Neytiri in Avatar: Fire and Ash has pushed her past Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson as the top earner in film history. The third Avatar film has earned $1.23 billion so far, according to Variety, and her film roles

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Nene Leakes Set To Make Much-Anticipated Bravo Return In ‘The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip’

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After nearly six years away from the Bravo cameras. Nene Leakes’ much-rumored return to the Bravo and NBCUniversal fold has been confirmed in a new report. Weeks ago, online rumors surfaced that she’s set to appear in Bravo’s The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip, a spin-off of The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip. Andy Cohen

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Prairie View’s Tremaine Jackson says the quiet part out loud. He’s not wrong

Football, Opinion /

Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson didn’t just speak frankly at the American Football Coaches Association convention — he spoke a truth few college coaches want to say out loud. “I don’t think we can be successful and keep our jobs with a bunch of 18-year-olds,” Jackson said, explaining his focus on the transfer

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HBCU Basketball Player Andre Bell Killed in Nashville Highway Shooting

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The HBCU community is mourning the tragic loss of Andre Bell, a 20-year-old basketball player whose life was cut short after a deadly highway shooting in Nashville. Bell, a student-athlete at Fisk University, was killed late Sunday night in what authorities are investigating as a targeted shooting on an interstate roadway. According to multiple reports,

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6 Best HBCU Football Coaches of All Time: Legends Who Built Empires

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities have produced some of the most influential figures in college football history. These coaches built dynasties, developed NFL talent, and paved the way for Black coaches across all levels of the sport. Here are six coaches who defined HBCU excellence and changed the game forever. Willie Jeffries: Breaking Barriers and

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