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The Black College Invitational Championship organization was created by a team that believed in South Carolina State University alum Dr. Wes Bellamy’s determination to turn his dream into reality. After college basketball season, there aren’t any tournaments that highlight the athletic abilities of HBCU students. This didn’t sit well with Bellamy, who decided to take […]
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of Grambling State University‘s new Digital Library and Learning Commons on Thursday. It was a historic moment for GSU, as it is the first digital library at an HBCU and the first digital library at a Louisiana institution. The updated 50,000-square-foot facility boasts 150 computers as well as multipurpose rooms
Basketball has been woven into the fabric of Mia and Mya Pauldo’s lives since they were children. Growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, they were surrounded by the game, with both parents playing and their father, a former college athlete, coaching professional players like J.R. Smith and Kyle Anderson. The twins began their basketball journey
Kendrick Lamar‘s summer hit “Not Like Us” is now becoming a regular feature at HBCU bands. As schools across the U.S. gear up to welcome students for the 2024-25 school year, several marching bands have been performing Lamar’s diss track at their shows. One video posted to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday showed
Basketball has been woven into the fabric of Mia and Mya Pauldo’s lives since they were children. Growing up in Paterson, New Jersey, they were surrounded by the game, with both parents playing and their father, a former college athlete, coaching professional players like J.R. Smith and Kyle Anderson. The twins began their basketball journey
Yennifer Castillo, a Florida high school teacher, has gone viral on TikTok for her classroom decor that pays homage to a popular show from the early 2000s. Castillo, who has five years of teaching experience, worked as a middle school teacher for four of those years. She’s now embarking on a new chapter as a
A University of Missouri Black student group says it was “heartbroken” after being forced to rename its annual event Welcome Black BBQ — which is held for new and returning Black students to meet one another. The Legion of Black Collegians said it spent months resisting the decision made by school officials. The event was
A group of students who call themselves The Real Young Prodigys have released a song to protest recent bus cuts in Louisville’s Jefferson County Public Schools. “Where My Bus At” was released on Aug. 7 with an accompanying music video that has garnered over 38,000 views on YouTube so far. “I wish that it was
South Carolina’s women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley used social media to get insight on building a nonconference matchup. In each of the last three seasons, South Carolina’s women’s basketball team has played 29 regular-season games. As of Tuesday, South Carolina had announced 12 nonconference games and 16 SEC games for 2024-2025. According to The State, the
Saint Augustine’s University has delayed the start of its fall semester and on-campus move-in dates. According to the North Carolina HBCU, students were scheduled to start classes on Aug. 19, but on Wednesday, the institution announced news of remote learning weeks before the end of the spring semester. “We have been working hard this summer
