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Texas Southern basketball legend Robert “Bob” Moreland passes away

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Texas Southern is mourning the loss of one of their most famous coaches. Robert “Bob” Moreland, the Tigers’ men’s basketball program’s all-time wins leader, died Monday, the school announced Tuesday afternoon. He was 85 years old. The @TexasSouthern family lost a legend as former head men’s basketball coach and professor Robert “Bob” Moreland passed away […]

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These HBCU football players were named to the FCS Preseason All-American team

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The 2024 HBCU football season is less than a month away from kicking off, and the preseason awards continue to roll in. This time, it’s STATS Perform released its FCS preseason All-American team, which features nine HBCU names. First Team Erick Hunter LB, Morgan State Kicking the list off is Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter,

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MEAC and SWAC preseason offensive POTYs named to Walter Payton Award Watch List

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Stats Perform has released its watchlist for the Walter Payton Award and it features Grambling State quarterback Myles Crawley and Howard running back Jarett Hunter. In his first season at Grambling State, after transferring from Alabama State, Crawley recorded 2,303 passing yards, completed 60% of his passes, and threw 16 touchdowns. He made a great

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Ultimate HBCU Sports Preseason Division II Football Poll

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The offseason brought about major changes within the Division II football ranks, particularly among the two-time reigning SIAC champion Benedict Tigers. The Tigers’ most noticeable difference came from former head coach Chennis Berry, who, along with many of the team’s key members, moved on to South Carolina State. While many expect Benedict’s performance to drop

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“A shock to all of us”: Talladega gymnast details fight to save program

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Everything was all good for Kyrstin Johnson and her Talladega College gymnastics teammates until it wasn’t. “We were told there was a mandatory meeting on a Thursday at 9 a.m. on Zoom,” Johnson recalled of the university’s sudden decision to eliminate the gymnastics program, just one year into existence. “It was a shock to all

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Everything We Know So Far About Usher’s Concert Film Coming To AMC Theatres

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Between his Super Bowl halftime show, the release of his ninth studio album Coming Home and receiving the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, Usher has had an amazing 2024 so far. In September, Usher will be releasing Rendezvous In Paris in theaters globally. Filmed during Usher’s 2023 eight-concert performance in Paris, the forthcoming film will feature

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‘Snowflakes’: FX Orders Comedy Series EP’d By ‘Atlanta’ Alum Stefani Robinson

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FX has picked up the comedy Snowflakes with a series order. Created and executive produced by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw, the half-hour series follows a group of codependent housemates in their 20s who are trying to be good people, despite being neither “good” nor “people” yet. “We are excited about the exceptional cast and

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‘Slave Play’ West End Stars Kit Harington And Olivia Washington Defend Black-Only Nights: ‘An Incredibly Positive Thing’

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Kit Harington and Olivia Washington are defending the UK production of Slave Play‘s “Black Out” nights. Both co-stars have talked at length about how Slave Play‘s two all Black audience nights are meant as a way to reclaim the theatrical space from the white gaze. However, detractors felt that the nights were racist and excluded

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‘Time Bandits’ Exclusive Preview: Kevin And The Others Are Thrust Into The Harlem Renaissance

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Blavity’s Shadow and Act has an exclusive clip of this week’s episode of Apple TV+‘s Time Bandits. In the upcoming episode, “Prohibition,” which is the fourth of the season, “Kevin and the Bandits run for their lives during New York’s Harlem Renaissance.” The series was created by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi. Here’s

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‘White Dudes For Harris’ Raise $4M For VP’s Campaign In Zoom Call Featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, J.J. Abrams And More

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Yet another identity-based group has mobilized to raise massive amounts of money on behalf of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. However, members of the group soon found their accounts suspended on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), which owner Elon Musk has increasingly used to platform right-wing talking points and

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