Tuskegee University announced the death of one of its students. Jade Callwood died following “a sudden and unexpected medical emergency” last Tuesday. Tuskegee is offering counseling services to the campus community. Jade Callwood was a 21-year-old student at Tuskegee University Jade Callwood was a senior student majoring in Environmental, Resources and Plant Sciences. She was […]
The Georgia-based company Suzanna’s Kitchen has recalled over 13,000 pounds of chicken products due to possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Friday. Here’s everything you need to know. What products were recalled? Suzanna’s Kitchen recalled 13,720 pounds of ready- to-eat grilled chicken breast fillet products that
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World-ranked tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $150,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to support scholarships for student-athletes at HBCUs. The gift will be distributed through the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance to HBCU students who participate in collegiate tennis. This marks the second straight year Gauff has made a
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The Kevin E. James era has resumed at Morris Brown College. According to a report from Fox 5 Atlanta’s Sam Daniel, James has been reinstated as the school’s president after being fired last Monday Jan. 12. Morris Brown “updated its official leadership directory to list James as president, though officials have not yet released a
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There’s a lot of conversation right now about NIL, revenue sharing, and what college athletics is becoming. But what’s most often missing is a clear explanation from the people actually responsible for navigating it. During the HBCU Sports Pod-a-Thon, Grambling athletics director Trayveon Scott sat down with us to talk candidly about what’s really happening
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The HBCU women’s basketball community is mourning the loss of a legend. James Sweat, who coached both Hampton and Norfolk State’s women’s basketball teams to great success, died Saturday at 88 years of age. Sweat, a 1959 graduate of Virginia State, coached the Hampton women’s basketball team from 1981 to 1988, winning the NCAA Division
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For the first time since 2022, the Los Angeles Rams are headed back to the NFC Championship game after connecting on a game-winning field goal to beat the Chicago Bears 20-17 in overtime. The Rams’ win was highlighted by a strong performance by South Carolina State alum and former MEAC Defensive Player of the Year
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The Morgan State men’s and women’s basketball teams had a fun, if nerve-wracking trip to Dover, Delaware on Saturday. Alabama A&M transfer Kailyn Nash‘s loose-ball jumper as time expired gave the Morgan women a 61-59 victory over Delaware State’s women while the Bear men held off the Hornets 80-79. In the women’s game, Morgan State
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The Howard men’s basketball team turned a close game into a comfortable win that keeps them in the MEAC championship chase. A 24-7 second half run that spanned 6 minutes and 53 seconds of game action was the difference as the Bison defeated host North Carolina 83-69 Saturday afternoon. The loss was Central’s first in
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It took all the way up to the final possession, but the Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball program continues to make history in the early going. Levi Beckwith forced a turnover with four seconds left and ran out the clock as the Hawks held off Coppin State 70-67 Saturday, improving to 4-0 in conference play.
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