Lee Fobbs, who played for Eddie Robinson and won a Celebration Bowl as an assistant coach with his son Broderick at Grambling, died Saturday at 75 years old, according to a report by KSLA 12 News Sports Director Chris Demirdijan. Fobbs played for Robinson during the first two of five straight SWAC titles in 1971 […]
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For the second weekend in a row, Morgan State waited until almost the last second but sent an opposing MEAC crowd home disappointed. Eugene Alvin’s layup with 5 seconds left boosted the Bears to a 78-77 win at Howard, one week after they defeated Delaware State 80-79 in Dover. The Bears are now 3-2 in
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The White House posted a digitally altered photograph of a protester who was arrested at a demonstration in Minnesota. The image, which was modified using artificial intelligence and posted on social media, shows the protester falsely crying. The White House posted a digitally altered photo of a protester arrested in Minnesota On Sunday, Nekima Levy-Armstrong,
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A former Capitol Police officer, who was severely beaten and injured by protesters during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, called out a GOP lawmaker and a far-right activist over their comments during a hearing on Thursday. Texas lawmaker blames MPD officials for the Jan. 6 attack Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, attempted to blame Michael Fanone
Comedian and radio host Rickey Smiley pushed back against his own fraternity after a wave of memes linked him to ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith. The controversy started last week when Smith slipped and mispronounced the name of Omega Psi Phi while discussing fraternity culture on ESPN. The clip quickly spread online, drawing criticism and
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Thursday night was a long time coming for one HBCU women’s basketball team – two months long. Delaware State snapped a 12-game losing streak with their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win, a convincing 67-47 win over host South Carolina State. The win is the Hornets’ first triumph overall since an 83-38 win over Division III
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Jackson State will once again be the center of the ESPN universe next month. Jackson State University’s athletic department announced on Thursday that ESPN’s SportsCenter will broadcast live from inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center at 1 p.m. (CT) on Monday, Feb. 2, launching the start of Black History Month with a
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The Mexican authorities are looking for social media influencer Nicolette Pardo Molina, who goes by “La Nicholette” and “La Muchacha del Salado,” as it was reported that she was kidnapped in broad daylight in a Culiacán neighborhood. The office of the prosecutor for the state of Sinaloa launched the search program “Protocolo Alba” after Pardo
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Tennessee State head coach Reggie Barlow continues to retool his coaching staff, naming a longtime HBCU assistant to a key position. Cedric Thornton, who oversaw top SWAC defenses at Grambling, Alcorn State, and Alabama State, was named defensive coordinator Tuesday, replacing former Super Bowl winner Gregg Williams at the position. PROMOTED! Cedric Thornton as our
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Morris Brown College’s president, Dr. Kevin E. James, is back in office barely a week after being abruptly fired, capping a tumultuous stretch that has thrown the small Atlanta institution into the spotlight. The reversal has renewed questions about campus leadership, governance, and workplace culture at the historically Black college. On Jan. 12, James announced
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