A Florida A&M University College of Law student alleged that school officials ordered her to scrub the word “Black” from Black History Month materials, citing state anti-DEI laws, only for university leaders to call it a misguided staff mistake. Aaliyah Steward, a FAMU law student, told an Orlando TV station that she was directed to […]
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FCS conference realignment is reshaping the landscape of the subdivision, particularly after football power North Dakota State agreed to make the FBS jump. The ripple effect will be wide when the changes officially take place on July 1, with eight of the 13 FCS leagues undergoing some form of change and the national lineup projected
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Former Fort Valley State punter Marquette King has announced he is retiring after 13 years of professional football. “I’ve battled to break back into the NFL, but if the league’s gatekeepers want to block me out, I’ll shut the door myself, because the ultimate goal was to make it back into the NFL,” said King
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Bowie State University has officially announced Dawson Odums as the program’s new head football coach, a move that signals a clear push to reset expectations and reestablish winning standards for the Bulldogs. The hire, confirmed in Bowie State’s official announcement, brings a veteran leader with decades of experience coaching at multiple HBCU programs into one
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FAMU laws around Black identity became a national flashpoint in early February after students at Florida A&M University’s College of Law said they were instructed to remove or alter the word “Black” from promotional materials for a Black History Month event. The claim sparked immediate backlash because FAMU is Florida’s only public HBCU, and Black
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J. Cole North Carolina A&T is a story years in the making. More than a decade after selling his first CDs out of the trunk of his car, J. Cole returned to North Carolina A&T State University and recreated the moment that helped shape his rise. The unannounced visit quickly drew thousands of students on
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Holly Humberstone, the British singer and songwriter, is set to head back to North America this summer with a new headlining tour to accompany her upcoming second album, “Cruel World,” out April 10th on Interscope Records. Humberstone’s Cruel World North American Tour will begin on June 3rd at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club. It will make
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Bowie State University is kicking off a new chapter in its football program, announcing longtime HBCU coach Dawson Odums as the Bulldogs’ next head coach. “I’m thrilled to welcome Coach Dawson Odums to the Bulldog family,” said Bowie State President Aminta H. Breaux. “He brings more than 25 years of coaching experience and has a
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a jab at YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Sunday after he asked fans to boycott the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny by calling the Puerto Rican rapper a “fake American citizen.” Paul shared his thoughts on social media before the big game, urging people to turn off the halftime show
Kacey Musgraves, a Grammy-winning country artist, created a social media buzz when she complimented Bad Bunny’s performance during the halftime show of Super Bowl LX and threw a dig at Kid Rock’s alternative event. A slew of Spanish-speaking performers, including Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, attended the event led by the Puerto Rican superstar. The
