Entering her fourth season as commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Sonja Stills is excited about everything that is happening. That includes enthusiasm over women like herself taking on a greater role in sports, on and off the field. As fall sports get underway this week, Stills spoke with HBCU Sports about the MEAC’s future […]
Jackson State University Vice President and Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson has been selected to serve as a member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, the organization announced. “I am honored to be chosen to serve in this role and to represent our conference,” Robinson said. “It’s an honor to serve those who put
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The Reese’s Senior Bowl is one of the premier postseason college football all-star games where scouts and player personnel executives observe aspiring NFL hopefuls. The HBCU football community is represented heavily on the latest Senior Bowl Watch List released on Wednesday morning. Highlighting the selections are Howard duo Jarett Hunter and Kenny Gallop Jr., the
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Healthy eating is crucial for everyone, and that’s why a mother of nine in Alabama has elevated mealtime by offering nutritious options for her children via a professional salad bar installed in her kitchen. “I am a little extra,” Melanie Cade, 37, told Today.com. Cade and her husband made a change nearly two years ago by
Gunna is joining forces with the Black Music Action Coalition to help out Georgia families. Gunna and the Black Music Action Coalition created the Gunna x BMAC 30349 Guaranteed Income Program. Through the $500,000 initiative, a $1,000 monthly stipend will be given to approximately 30 families living in the 30349 zip code region of South
BeyHive members who love whisky are in luck. Beyoncé has partnered with Moët Hennessy to launch SirDavis. According to a news release, the drink’s unique formula is set to revolutionize the American whisky market while paying homage to the Houston native’s paternal grandfather, Davis Hogue. “I’ve always been drawn to the power and confidence I
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Ahead of their 2024 football season debut in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, the Florida A&M Rattlers have eliminated any suspense about who their starting quarterback will be. The Rattlers have named FBS transfer Daniel Richardson as their starting quarterback. He won the starting job over veteran Junior Muratovic and North Carolina A&T transfer Alston Hooker. Richardson
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A 24-year-old woman, Chrystul Kizer, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison followed by five years of supervised probation for the 2018 killing of her alleged sex trafficker, Randall Volar. The case, which has sparked intense debate about the complexities of sex trafficking and the law, has drawn national attention. According to Kizer, she first encountered Volar on a sex trafficking
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Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who shot and killed her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens in June 2023, has been convicted of manslaughter. On Aug. 16, a jury of six people convicted the 59-year-old white woman, who had admitted to killing her 35-year-old Black neighbor after a dispute about Owens’ kids playing in Lorincz’s yard. According
The NASCAR Cup Series will return to Bowman Gray Stadium next year, revisiting a short track instrumental to its history for the season-opening Clash exhibition race. The news was announced Saturday by Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president, chief venue and racing innovation officer, during pre-race ceremonies at the historic quarter-mile oval in Winston-Salem, North
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