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On July 1, 2024, Howard University will welcome Roger A. Fairfax Jr as the new dean of Howard University’s School of Law. Per Howard University Publication “The Dig” Fairfax will succeed Danielle R. Holley, who served as dean from 2014 to 2023 before being appointed president of Mount Holyoke College. Howard’s president Dr. Ben Vinson […]

Florida A&M star receiver Marcus Riley recently declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Riley announced his decision with an extensive post on his ‘X’ page. Amongst gratitude to his support system and former schools of Louisville and Bethune-Cookman, Riley spent a considerable portion of the post thanking his “FAMUly.” “To my Tallahassee FAMUly, I want […]

The Atlanta Braves are set to set the HBCU Baseball Classic between Grambling State and Florida A&M on the first two days of March. The series is also known as the Garr-Lucas, named after Ralph Garr and Bill Lucas, alumni of Grambling State and Florida A&M, respectively, and Hall of Fame players with the Braves. […]

Shawn Zachery, a dance director at Prairie View A&M University, was recently highlighted by NPR. Zachery just completed her 10th year as the head director of the Black Foxes Dance Line at Prairie View. Her exploits drew the attention of Ayesha Rascoe, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday. Rascoe included Zachery and her experiences […]

McKenzie Scott, author, philanthropist, and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos donated nearly 12 million dollars to Howard University College of Medicine, per a report by Danteé Ramos of Blavity U. The College of Medicine, in collaboration with the College of Engineering and Architecture, will utilize the donation to create an innovation center. This state-of-the-art facility will […]

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated is celebrating 113 years of achievement. Kappa Alpha Psi was the fraternity to be incorporated in the United States. In honor of Founder’s Day here is a list of five notable Nupes. Cedric the Entertainer Did you know that one of the Original Kings of Comedy was a Nupe? Cedric […]

Happy Founder’s Day to the men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated! Celebrating 113 years of achievement. The men of KAPsi like to excel in everthing that they do including name for the fraternity. Frat so nice they had to name it twice! Showing some love to those “Pretty Boys”, here is the history of […]

As the calendar turns to 2024, the Hampton Pirates men’s basketball team also gets a new start as they prepare to take on the CAA. They finished their non-conference schedule with a 4-8 record, the second-worst non-conference record in the CAA. The last three games of the year were especially disappointing as the Pirates ended […]

Florida A&M star quarterback Jeremy Moussa has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Moussa announced his decision to declare for the NFL Draft via his social media accounts. Ready for what’s next. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along my journey! pic.twitter.com/UG1CawxY1p — Moose (@jeremy_moussa) January 4, 2024 Moussa was a game-changer in […]

After struggling mightily against their non-conference schedule, the North Carolina A&T Aggies made a statement against the Campbell Fighting Camels in their CAA opener. The Aggies had won just two games prior, including close wins over Texas Southern in the Chris Paul HBCU Challenge Tournament and a three-point victory over Coastal Carolina. North Carolina A&T […]

The 2024 football season is about seven months away and Bethune-Cookman’s football schedule has already been released. The Wildcats, a traditional HBCU football power, has fallen on hard times over the past few seasons. Following the Ed Reed saga that started 2023, Bethune-Cookman went 3-8 in their first season under new head coach Raymond Woodie […]

The social media world was set ablaze by Katt Williams’s comments on Shannon Sharpe’s widely successful podcast Club Shay Shay, especially his comments addressing Rickey Smiley, Steve Harvey, and Cedric The Entertainer. Williams asserted that the trio of comedians fabricated stories in their respective interviews with Sharpe last year. He specifically went after Smiley and […]

Willie Simmons shocked the HBCU world when he departed Florida A&M to become running back coach at Duke University. Although Florida A&M fans as well as HBCU football fans in general are confounded by the move, Simmons has been met with almost unanimous love and support for his future. However, the support for the departing […]

Amid the Texas Southern coaching saga that engulfed the end of 2023 and still persists in 2024, National Alumni President Corrie Williamson. Per Locked On HBCU host and Texas Southern alumni Darrion Gray, Williamson sent the letter on Wednesday addressed to the Texas Southern Board of Regents, who control the hire of the head coach […]

There are very few individuals making waves in professional sports like Brandon Rembert, a graduate of Alcorn State who recently broke into the MLB space as an Operations Assistant and a scout. Rembert’s story is full of promise, heartbreak, determination, and embodies the essence of perseverance. Rembert was born and grew up in Pensacola, Florida. From […]

Iowa star Caitlin Clark wasn’t the only one who went viral on Tuesday in the women’s college basketball scene. Grambling State women’s basketball also broke the internet after they put down a historic 159-18 beatdown on the College of Biblical Studies (CBS), 159-18. The 141-point demolition by Grambling State marked the largest margin of victory […]

Willie Simmons’ departure stings Florida A&M again as multiple transfers from Florida State have de-committed from the school. Running back Rodney Hill and offensive lineman Qae’Shon Sapp re-opened their recruitment statuses following Simmons’ decision to leave Florida A&M to become the running backs coach at Duke. “After much consideration, I would like to announce I […]

Florida A&M is searching for a new coach after Willie Simmons departed for Duke University, and Fred McNair could be next in line for the Rattlers. After much speculation, Simmons agreed to join Duke head coach Manny Diaz’s staff as the running backs coach. In his wake, Simmons left a talented roster that just won […]

Rising NBA superstar Ja Morant recently gifted the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Miles College pairs of his signature Nike shoes. The Golden Bears debuted the Nike Ja 1 shoes a few days ago on Dec. 30 in an 87-85 victory against Rust College. Fred Watson, the athletic director at Miles, is a good […]

The Hampton Pirates men’s basketball team continues their search for a win after dropping their first conference game of the season to the Drexel Dragons. The Pirates have lost four games in a row, and three of the losses have been by double digits. They fall to 4-9 overall and are 0-1 in the conference. […]

Tiffani-Dawn Sykes, the Athletic Director of Florida A&M, confirmed the recent news of head football Coach Willie Simmons resigning today via Zoom. According to Sykes, Coach Simmons submitted his resignation letter at 2 pm and has decided to pursue an opportunity at Duke University as the program’s running backs coach. In the interim, James Colzie […]

It’s official, Willie Simmons is leaving his position as head coach at Florida A&M to become running backs coach at Duke University under new Blue Devils football coach Manny Diaz. The university announced the departure via a short press conference headed by Vice President of Athletics Tiffani Dawn-Sykes as well as an official announcement. Following […]

Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons is leaving Florida A&M to become running backs coach at Duke University, per a report by ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg. “Florida A&M coach Willie Simmons is expected to leave to become running backs coach at Duke under Manny Diaz. Simmons went 12-1 this year at FAMU, which […]

In the annual HBCU football All-Star game known as the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, Team Godfather emerged victorious with a 21-15 win against Team Gunslinger. The HBCU Pigskin Showdown is a prestigious All-Star football game designed to provide draft-eligible football players from HBCUs with an exceptional opportunity to showcase their talents to decision-makers from professional football […]

Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats emerged victorious with a nail-biting 60-58 triumph over the Mercer Bears. Chanel Wilson’s clutch bucket sealed the deal and the Wildcats left Macon, Georgia with a resounding victory. The Wildcats dominated the majority of the game, leading for most of the first three quarters. However, a late surge from the Bears in […]

With a reimagined theatrical release, The Color Purple is dominating movie theaters across the country and is doing so with an all-star cast of HBCU alumni. Let’s spotlight some of the many HBCU alumni that are featured in the remake of the classic film. Oprah Winfrey While Oprah doesn’t have an acting role in The […]

Amid rumors of a potential offer from Duke University, Florida A&M alumni have banded together to keep head coach Willie Simmons a Rattler for the foreseeable future. On Dec. 28, HBCU YouTuber personality Scottay of Offscript TV reported rumors that Duke wanted to hire Simmons as their running backs coach. The report garnered lots of […]

On Friday a video of a group of content creators breaking into Howard University’s Benjamin E. Mays Building went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms. The video showed the group walking around the building surveying the various sectors and contents found and documenting their experience. They also sprayed a dry ice fire extinguisher, […]

In an unfortunate turn of events for the Texas women’s basketball team, point guard Rori Harmon is out for the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a torn ACL. A personal letter from Harmon released by the school details how the point guard is “heartbroken” for not being able to play with her […]

Andre Dickens, the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, recently hosted an event that fund raised nearly $4 million to aid students in the city’s four HBCU schools. The money will be sent to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), which will distribute it to the local schools. UNCF helped sponsor the 40th Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball, […]

Hampton defensive back Byron Perkins, the first known openly gay HBCU football player, recently declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. Perkins made national headlines in October in 2022 when he first announced his sexuality on Instagram. On top of competing on the field, he’s been spreading awareness and trying to set an example for other […]

Florida A&M’s Willie Simmons guided his team to a Celebration Bowl earlier this month and now has a Power Five opportunity waiting for him. Willie Simmons has reportedly been offered the position of Running Backs coach at Duke University under new head coach Manny Diaz. Diaz was hired in early December, replacing former Blue Devils […]

Hampton alumna Brooke Hart Jones is changing the toy industry one doll at a time via her company HBCyoU Dolls. Jones is the creator of HBCyoU Dolls, a toy line that has dolls that proudly wear HBCU apparel.  Jones decided to create the first line of HBCU dolls back in 2020 after being unable to […]

Texas Southern’s decision on a new head football coach has been postponed once again following a recent tweet from the school’s Board of Regents. Dr. Kevin Granger, the Vice President of Collegiate Athletics at Texas Southern, issued a statement that was reported  by HBCU Sports on ‘X’. “The hiring of a head football coach is […]

Darci Khan, a prolific track athlete at Howard University, is making national headlines as she joins the WWE Next in Line program. Despite having never wrestled before, Khan is excited for the challenge. “I actually am not nervous at all,” Khan told NBC Washington. “I feel like I would be a great wrestler. I feel […]

Howard Feggins, the former head football coach of Saint Augustine’s, is suing the school over his firing. The school terminated Feggins in his first season in October without a buy-out option. They named defensive coordinator Jody Owens as the interim head coach. Feggins believed he was fired unlawfully and took umbrage with how he was […]

In a surprising turn of events, the No. 5 Texas women’s basketball team claimed a decisive 97-52 victory over Jackson State on Wednesday night, despite the absence of their junior point guard, Rori Harmon. The team was already coping with the loss of senior forward Taylor Jones due to a hip injury, but Harmon’s unexpected […]

After finishing with their first positive record since 2017, Eddie George’s 6-5 Tennessee State Tigers signed quite a haul of new players. As is typical of the current college landscape, the Tigers went after both high school seniors and athletes in the transfer portal. Tennessee State has steadily improved under Eddie George, but there is […]

The Texas Southern football team is currently in the middle of a head coaching search after a disappointing 3-9 season. Clarence McKinney had been the head coach of the Tigers since 2019, but he will not be back in 2024, and a coaching search is on. It recently looked like a certainty that Fred McNair […]