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Morgan State basketball alumnus Isaiah Burke is getting a professional opportunity overseas, as he heads to Greece to play for AE Psychiko Athens, per a statement from the university’s athletics program. The AE Psychiko Athens team, also known as Athlitiki Enosi Psychikou, is a Greek professional basketball club located in Psychiko, Greece. “It’s truly a […]

Alabama A&M University welcomed its largest freshman class in history this weekend, as over 2,000 first-time students from 35 states and 7 countries represent the Class of 2027 for the Bulldogs. “We are delighted to welcome this exceptional class to Alabama A&M University,” said President Daniel K. Wims in a statement obtained by HBCU Pulse […]

Fort Valley State, Albany State, and Savannah State have a combined $584 million impact on the state of Georgia in the 2022 Fiscal Year, per a study by the University System of Georgia that was released in June. The number was calculated by combining the individual economic impacts of the three state HBCUs based on […]

Former NBA player Bonzi Wells is stepping down as men’s basketball coach at LeMoyne-Own College to become a coach at Georgia Tech, per Jason Munz of Memphis Commercial Appeal. Wells will join the team as an assistant coach for the Yellow Jackets under fellow former NBA Player Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire was hired as Georgia Tech […]

Howard University officials and student leaders are responding to calls to improve campus safety following an off-campus incident where students were attacked. NBC Washington reports that one student was stabbed and several others were injured after an altercation outside of a campus dorm on Monday morning. The victims say that there were multiple assailants that […]

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole is opening a Slutty Vegan location on the campus of Spelman College. Cole announced the news in a video on Instagram on August 7 as she was dropping off her oldest child for move-in at the Atlanta-based HBCU. “It’s Move-in day and guess who else is moving in,” Cole said […]

Morehouse College made a splash with their latest athletics department hire as they welcome back former NBA player and 1992 alumnus Harold Ellis as the institution’s Athletic Director. The Atlanta-based HBCU announced the hire via a statement sent to the media this afternoon. “Ellis’s knowledge, expertise, and passion for both sports and the Institution has […]

Fani Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney who charged Donald Trump and 19 others for efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is a graduate of Howard University. Willis attended the Washington D.C.-based HBCU and graduated cum laude with a degree in Political Science. Had to pull out my Howard University yearbook to […]

The Black College Football Hall of Fame released their annual Player of the Year watch. list. The list features 49 players from the SWAC, MEAC, SIAC, and CIAA. The award, established in 2016, is given to the most outstanding all-around player in HBCU football. Previous award recipients include North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen, Bowie’s Amir […]

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team made a big-time move this offseason, as WAC Women’s Hoops Player of the Year Starr Jacobs has transferred to join the Lions. Jacobs is transferring to the SWAC from the WAC’s University of Texas at Arlington, per her Twitter account. https://twitter.com/Starr4Jacobs/status/1691159338159677440?s=20 Starr Jacobs joined UT-Austin in […]

Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover has announced her retirement. Glover announced her retirement on Monday in a statement. She will continue to lead the university until the end of the 2023-2024 school year as reported by Melissa Brown and Kirsten Fiscus of The Tennesseean. “Serving as president of Tennessee State University has been […]

The 2023 American Football Coaches Association FCS Preseason Poll is out and North Carolina Central football and Florida A&M football are the only two HBCUs on the list. North Carolina Central is ranked 19th and FAMU is ranked 25th on the AFCA FCS Preseason Coaches Poll per a statement by afca.com. This is the second […]

South Carolina State’s football program has always been a producer of professionals ready to make big plays. Defensive stalwarts such as Colts Pro-Bowl linebacker Darius Leonard and Rams defensive back DeCoie Durant are Bulldogs succeeding in the NFL today. But, four former South Carolina State football players are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of […]

Former Florida A&M football star and Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell made a statement to start year two of his NFL career. Bell posted a team-high total of 10 tackles (4 solo) and a pass breakup vs. the Jaguars on Saturday evening. Talk about reading keys; Lord have mercy Markquese Bell 🫨 MUG alignment on […]

Beyoncé is once again using her platform to promote and support HBCUs. The legendary singer has expanded her partnership with Tiffany & Co. to release a limited edition collection based around her Renaissance World Tour, per Jeroslyn JoVonn of Black Enterprise. The pieces featured in the collection are inspired by designs that Beyoncé wore on […]

Former Fort Valley State and Johnson C. Smith running back Emmanuel Wilson made his presence felt in the Packer’s preseason opener vs. the Bengals. Wilson scored an impressive 11-yard touchdown to cap off a 3-play, 47-yard drive with 2:14 to go in the third quarter. The Packer’s rookie running back then pulled off an 80-yard […]

Three North Carolina Central football alumni will be inducted into the institution’s Athletics Hall-of-Fame, per a statement by the university’s athletics department on Friday. Out of the nine inductees across a multitude of sports, the Eagles will induct Malcolm Bell, Carl Jones, and Ryan Smith into the Hall-of-Fame this season. Malcolm Bell led NCCU to […]

A recent study finds that North Carolina A&T has a major impact on the state of North Carolina. The 36-page study published by the North Carolina A&T finds that the institution has a $2.4 billion dollar impact on the state, up from under $1.5 billion dollars in the 2017-2018 school year. The number was calculated […]

Two week one HBCU football games will get additional broadcast distribution via a new NFL broadcasting decision. NFL Network will now be available on the NFL+ app in addition to its traditional cable distribution. This provides greater access to The Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic and the Brick City HBCU Kickoff Classic, which […]

Delaware State University unveils a new athletics logo ahead of the 2023 football season, per a statement released by the University on Thursday. The university decided to upgrade both its athletics and academic logo due to its emerging success and increase in infrastructure and enrollment. The logo features a contemporary version of the Hornet mascot. […]

Jackson State alumnus and New England Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden made a major impact in his preseason debut. Bolden scored two solo tackles on the game and tallied a 26-yard kick return. He also line up against former Alabama A&M wide receiver Tank Dell and forced him into an awkward catch that ultimately led […]

Former Florida State star quarterback and 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward made an appearance at Florida A&M’s football camp on Wednesday, per Gerald Thomas III of the Tallahassee Democrat. Ward watch the fifth fall practice from the sidelines. The college football great talked with Thomas about his long-standing relationship with Florida A&M’s football coach […]

Jackson State football alum Dallas Daniels and Prairie View A&M football alum Tristen Wallace were selected in Wednesday’s XFL Combine Rights Draft, per a release by the league. These two HBCU wide receivers were among the 28 players chosen by seven different teams. The draft was open to players who had participated in various XFL […]

The status of former North Carolina Central and Kent State football standout Tez Walker has taken the college football world by storm, even piquing the interest of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Cooper wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker asking for the transfer waiver of Devontez Walker to UNC to be accepted. Baker […]

The Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) recently announced the 2023-2024 men’s & women’s basketball schedule for Hampton University. Hampton is starting their second season in the conference after joining in July 2022. Specific dates have yet to be announced for either team but the schedule features nine home and away games against CAA opponents. Both men’s […]

Former North Carolina A&T football coach Terrell Williams is getting a shot to lead the Tennessee Titans. The current Titans’ defensive line coach will serve as head coach of the Titans during their preseason opener against the Chicago Bears on Saturday. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel announced the news in a press conference, per Jim […]

Benedict College and Fort Valley State will get the opportunity to be seen on a national level as ESPN2 is now set to show their early season football matchup, per a statement released by the SIAC on Tuesday. The game will air on ESPN2 at 7:30 PM EST on October 12th. The game was previously […]

The Howard University women’s basketball will make an appearance in the second annual Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, as reported by HBCU Sports. The tournament is set to take place from November 18th-November 20th at the Imperial Arena in Atlantis Paradise Island. Howard is set to make history as the first HBCU […]

College football season is only weeks away! Usually, FCS teams play against FBS teams in what’s known as “money games”. The FCS teams play said games for a monetary payout from the FBS teams to take the field. Normally it ends in a loss for the FCS opponent. But, there are a few FCS teams […]

A viral video of an altercation at the Montgomery Riverfront in Alabama has caused a lot of conversations on social media. However, an interesting topic amongst HBCU alumni stemmed from the video that no one would’ve imagined: HBCU swim programs. “Sixteen in the clip and one in the hoolllee/ Nate Dogg swimming ‘cross a river […]

An Alabama State football facility just received a huge upgrade in time for the season. The players’ lounge in the Houston Markham Football Complex recently finished renovations due to funding efforts by the university’s football alumni association, per a release shared by HBCU Gameday. The walls in the lounge feature new wraps produced and installed […]

Jackson State University‘s Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, per a press release by the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The committee ensures that NCAA Division I women’s basketball is supervised properly, while also working to improve the public image and […]

HBCU presidents in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) are sponsoring a proposal to allow a Week 0 football game to be played. The two historically black conferences are joined by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), Gulf South Conference (GSC), and the Lone Star Conference (LSC). “One membership-sponsored […]

South Carolina State football alumnus Decobie Durant is back with the Los Angeles Rams for year two and is making big plays during training camp. The second-year cornerback has been showing out in Rams training camp, as shown by a clip posted by the team on Twitter. .@One4_era lockin' it down! 🔒🔒 pic.twitter.com/to8EuqihSV — Los […]

North Carolina A&T football has an Aggie returning to the Carolinas as Mac McCain was signed by the Panthers. McCain signed with the Panthers after being released by the Detroit Lions in May, per Darin Gantt of Panthers.com. “The Panthers made a change in the secondary Friday, after working some players out following practice. The […]

Florida A&M football great Ken Riley is officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The bust of the former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback was unveiled Saturday afternoon in Canton, Ohio in the annual ceremony. Riley joined Anthony Munoz as the only Bengals players to be immortalized in the Hall of Fame. Riley was honored […]

In a shocking move, Jackson State football’s John Graves III is headed to Florida A&M. The defensive tackle posted news of his transfer to the Rattlers on his Twitter account Saturday afternoon. Graves, a former Southeastern Louisiana standout, announced his transfer to Jackson State in April. Graves joins 13 other defensive players that have entered […]

Stephen A. Smith has no problem speaking his mind, and he did just that recently on his podcast. Smith, a Winston-Salem State basketball alumnus, spoke about his support of HBCUs in a rant aimed at media members he perceived were slighting him over his latest business endeavor. The “First Take” star recently received criticism for […]

Rapper Real Boston Richey has apologized to Florida A&M for filming his “Send A Blitz” video on campus. The 2023 XXL Freshman released a statement this evening expressing remorse for the backlash caused by the video being recorded in the Galimore-Powell Field House as well as his support of the Florida A&M football team. “The […]