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FAMU Fined and Announcer Suspended After Remarks About ASU’s Honey Beez

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Florida A&M University (FAMU) is facing public backlash and league penalties after the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) issued a $10,000 fine and a formal reprimand over inappropriate remarks made by the school’s longtime football game announcer. The comments, directed at Alabama State University’s beloved Honey Beez dance line during last weekend’s matchup, have sparked conversations […]

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HBCU culture must move on from hurtful “humor”

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Smack talk and jokes are a part of HBCU culture. It would be silly to deny this. Generations of rivalries have given plenty of schools and universities ammunition against each other for all kinds of roasting seasons, funny videos, memes and much more. There is a line, however.  And Florida A&M band announcer Joe Bullard

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The Ultimate HBCU Sports Division I Football Rankings (Week 5)

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HBCU Sports is bringing back our weekly HBCU football rankings and as we’re a third of the way through the season, the Division I component has a lot of interesting teams in interesting positions already. So without further delay, here’s the D-I HBCU Football Top 10 after Week 4. 1. North Carolina Central (4-2) Last

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HBCU Sports’ Division I Football Top 10 for Week 5

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HBCU Sports is bringing back our weekly HBCU football rankings and as we’re a third of the way through the season, the Division I component has a lot of interesting teams in interesting positions already. So without further delay, here’s the D-I HBCU Football Top 10 after Week 4. 1. North Carolina Central (4-2) Last

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HBCU president defends dance team from ‘distasteful comments’ by FAMU announcer

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Alabama State president Quinton Ross Jr. heard something during Saturday’s football game at Florida A&M that did not sit well with him. Ross shared a written statement condemning comments by a FAMU Marching 100 announcer about the Honey Beez, ASU’s popular plus-sized dance troupe, who perform with the marching band. Ross took the PA announcer to

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HBCU Chris-tal Ball Picks: How Will The SWAC West Be Won?

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Week Four for your friendly neighborhood HBCU football prognosticator was full of great finishes, surprising results…and plenty of losses. After an amazing Week Three, I fell faster than Disney stock thanks to some great games around the country. That’s the beauty of HBCU football; you get at least one surprise each week. Hopefully I can

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See how a new FCS playoff format could affect HBCU football

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A new proposal for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs could affect any HBCU team invited to the party. According to a report from Sam Herder of HERO Sports, venture capitalists and private equity groups are interested in taking ownership of the FCS playoffs, reasoning that “the FCS playoffs as an undervalued sports property with

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HBCU conference commissioners starting to plan for the future of athletics

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Friday evening, a letter written by the four NCAA-member HBCU conference commissioners to the Congressional Black Caucus was made public, expressing support for the SCORE Act. The SCORE (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements) Act would, according to proponents of the bill, protect the rights of student-athletes, including creating one uniform national law

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HBCU Conferences Back SCORE Act for Athlete NIL Rights

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As college athletics becomes a larger business, the four HBCU conferences with membership in the NCAA have written a letter in support of potential legislation to tighten things up. According to a report by Yahoo Sports and On3 Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the HBCU Four – Sonja Stills of the MEAC, Jacqie McWilliams Parker of the

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NCAA member HBCU conferences support NIL legislation

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As college athletics becomes a larger business, the four HBCU conferences with membership in the NCAA have written a letter in support of potential legislation to tighten things up. According to a report by Yahoo Sports and On3 Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the HBCU Four – Sonja Stills of the MEAC, Jacqie McWilliams Parker of the

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