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Winston-Salem State alumnus and ESPN First Take host Stephen A. Smith made a special appearance at Corbett Sports Center for North Carolina A&T’s rivalry matchup with North Carolina Central. The sports media star, who did his normal shift on First Take from 10 AM-12 PM earlier in the day, showed up at North Carolina A&T […]

Southern University decided to fill their head football vacancy internally as they are reportedly elevating Terrence Graves to the position. BREAKING: Southern announces Terrence Graves will be the 21st head coach in program history. Graves led the Jaguars to a 27-22 victory in the Bayou Classic as an interim, now he gets his shot at […]

Only a few days after the program brought in Chennis Berry as head coach, South Carolina State has been scheduled to face Appalachian State in the 2026 season per FBSchedules. According to an article on Appalachian State’s website, South Carolina State will face off against the Mountaineers on September 5, 2026. The South Carolina State […]

South Carolina State officially announced Chennis Berry as their new head football coach with an introductory press conference.  “This is an amazing day. It just brings me joy, I’m humbled just to be here today,” he said. Berry is taking over for legendary former coach Buddy Pough, who retired at the end of the season. […]

Organizers of the popular HBCU “Orange Crush” party are in discussion with local officials to tweak the event for 2024. Earlier this year, the celebration attracted over 50,000 people to Tybee Island, a small plot of coastal land near Savannah, Georgia. Due to external pressures, the organizers are expected to pitch a more family-friendly version […]

The Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions women stunned the previously 8-2 Arkansas Razorbacks with a 74-70 comeback victory. The trend of HBCU teams defeating Power 5 schools continues as the Golden Lions defeated Arkansas in the Razorbacks’ own gym. “We made history,” exclaimed Golden Lion head coach Dawn Thornton following the win. Though Thornton and UAPB […]

Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones finally spoke about the incident at Illinois State where Jamarii Thomas was called a racial slur by fans midway into the second half of the team’s 64-58 victory. His afternoon press conference came hours after Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon put out a statement saying that he reached […]

Following a visit to Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers about the NIL rights for student-athletes and the ever-changing economics of college athletics, the commissioners of four of the five historically black collegiate athletic conferences (CIAA, SIAC, MEAC, SWAC) penned an op-ed about the subject in the publication The Hill. In the letter, the group […]

The significance of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s 74-70 victory over Arkansas isn’t lost on Lady Golden Lions head coach Dawn Thornton. The victory over the Lady Razorbacks on Sunday marked the first victory over a Power 5 opponent in the team’s history. On the flip side, UAPB’s win was Arkansas’s first loss […]

Illinois State head coach Ryan Pedon has apologized for his actions during Saturday evening’s altercation during the team’s game against Norfolk State following Jamarii Thomas being called a racial slur by one or two fans in attendance. The statement was posted to the men’s basketball social media accounts. The statement from Pedon read: “I reached […]

Following Saturday’s incident at the Illinois State game over a racial slur aimed at Jamarii Thomas, Norfolk State president Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston and Director of Athletics Melody Webb have released a statement. The statement condemned the incident and said that they’ve spoken to Illinois State president and athletic directors about what occurred. The statement read: […]

Senior Hampton guard Tristan Maxwell seems to have already established himself at his new Home By the Sea. Maxwell, the son of two-time NBA champion Vernon Maxwell, has impressed head coach Buck Joyner and the Pirate fans in just eight games. “We thought we were getting a shooter, just a person who could have the […]

Norfolk State star guard Jamarii Thomas responds to an internet troll following an altercation with Illinois State fans who called him a racial slur. Thomas quote-tweeted a troll response in the comment section of his mother’s post. “This how PWI fans really feel bout they African American players,” Thomas wrote. This how PWI fans really […]

Two houses that were owned by Grambling State University’s founder Charles P. Adams are in jeopardy of being torn down, per a report by Kyndall Jones of local affiliate KNOE. Adam’s niece Margaret Hendricks-Sanders and her daughter Tessie Sanders are fighting to keep the houses intact. The property has been owned by Adams and his […]

Norfolk State’s 64-58 victory over Illinois State was overshadowed by an altercation that occurred midway into the second half of the game. Ok here’s the video from the altercation between Norfolk State and Illinois State. Broadcast said “one or two” Illinois State fans made comments of the “racial nature” towards NSU’s Jamarii Thomas. Fans were […]

Star Alcorn State quarterback Aaron Allen announced on Saturday afternoon that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Allen is a redshirt senior who transferred from Louisiana Tech in the 2022 season. He said in his announcement, “First and foremost, I want to thank God. I believe without him I am nothing and none […]

North Carolina Central State defensive back Khalil Baker has entered the transfer portal. Baker is the latest Ealge to enter the portal after several key offensive and defensive players announced their intentions to transfer this week. Baker announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal via his social media accounts, saying: “First, I would like […]

Southern University Athletic Director Roman Banks gave an update on the head coaching search following the ouster of former head coach Eric Dooley in November. In quotes obtained by The Advocate, Banks said that the search has been ongoing and he’s looking to narrow the candidates down to two picks. “We have five-to-seven candidates to […]

Jackson State standout offensive lineman Evan Henry has entered the transfer portal, per an announcement on his social media accounts. Henery said in the announcement on his Twitter/X profile, “First I want to thank MY LORD AND SAVIOR for everything I wouldn’t be them man I am without him and I want to thank Jackson […]

The dust has settled ad Chennis Berry has officially been named the head coach of the South Carolina State Bulldogs, officially succeeding legendary head coach Buddy Pough. Berry’s name was being circulated heavily as a replacement for Pough as early as August when the tenured 22-year coaching legend announced his retirement prior to the MEAC/SWAC […]

On Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm, the Howard University Swim Team will be making history. They are teaming up with Warner Bros. Company to host a groundbreaking event that combines entertainment and sports. This event serves as a precursor to the highly anticipated release of Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom on […]

Two-time NFL Pro Bowler Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is set to graduate from Tennessee State University on Saturday. Tennesse State posted a video on social media announcing that Cromartie is graduating with his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Liberal Arts He said in the video, “It’s your boy, Mr. Dominique Rogers, Cromartie, and Mr. […]

Jackson State has seen success on the field and the court this year but the Tiger student-athletes are also succeeding off of it. Jackson State Associate Athletic Director of Compliance posted a graphic on Twitter/X reporting that Jackson State’s student-athletes have an 89% graduation success rate (GSR), which is the third highest in Mississippi and […]

Chennis Berry has reportedly accepted the job as head coach at South Carolina State and the Bulldog community is fired up. Per a report by local affiliate WLTX, students and alumni are excited at the prospects of what the football program will look like under Berry in a post-Buddy Pough era. Delano Wittfield, who serves […]

North Carolina Central standout wide receiver Devin Smith has entered the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility remaining, per a post on his social media. Smith is the latest Eagle standout to enter the transfer portal. He posted about his intentions on his social media accounts. “First and foremost, I want to thank God […]

Google donated $250,000 to Alabama A&M University this week, per a statement by the institution obtained by HBCU Pulse. The donation comes as part of their commitment to supporting science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEM/STEAM) initiatives and is set to have a significant impact on multiple academic programs and student organizations on campus. Vice […]

After initially entering the transfer portal, Jackson State standout receiver Seven McGee announced his decision to return to the school for his senior year. “After a great talk with Coach Taylor I’ll be staying and finishing my senior year at Jackson state go tigers!” McGee wrote on his announcement on ‘X’. After a great talk […]

Morgan State’s women’s basketball team lost to South Carolina, but Lady Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley had high praise for the Lady Bears. .@dawnstaley on why she continues to schedule MEAC teams: “When I was at Temple, we couldn’t get a top team to play us besides Rutgers and Tennessee… I’ll always remember what Coach […]

A series of transfer portal announcements have rocked the North Carolina Central Eagles’ future roster. Offensive lineman Torricelli Simpkins, defensive back Jason Chambers, and edge rusher Kendrick Dujour all announced their decisions to enter the portal this offseason. The announcements come on the heels of an extremely active season of portal usage among HBCUs. Tuskegee […]

The Human Jukebox of Southern University and the World Famed Marching Band of Grambling State University went head-to-head in their annual Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands, held the night before the big game at Caesar’s Superdome. This highly anticipated event not only showcased talented high school bands from the area, but also featured an […]

Multiple reports are coming out that Benedict College head coach Chennis Berry will succeed Buddy Pough as head coach of South Carolina State. Steven J. Gaither of HBCU Gameday reported on Monday that South Carolina State offered Berry a contract and zeroed in on him as the sole candidate for the position. Pough in an […]

Buddy Pough was open and candid in his conversation on HBCU Nightly with Joshua Sims Sr. & Erica Lee, even providing an update on South Carolina State’s coaching search. Pough said in the interview on the popular HBCU live podcast that he’s picking his successor and has told his South Carolina State players as much. […]

Eddie George was recently announced as a semi-finalist for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and he spoke about it in an interview on The NFL Report podcast. “It’s an accomplishment unto itself. Of course, you would like to don the gold jacket, but to be in the conversation to have to opportunity […]

Edward Waters head coach Toriano Morgan has received a three-year contract extension, per a statement by the institution. The contract extension comes after his Tigers had an outstanding season, finishing the year with a 6-4 record. Dr. Ivana Rich, Associate Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, spoke about Morgan’s extension, saying, “Under Coach Morgan’s […]

Nikema Williams, a democratic representative from Georgia, recently introduced a bill providing aid to HBCU entrepreneurs. Named the Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023, the bipartisan bill is strictly aimed at HBCU students and other minority-centered universities. The program will nestle inside of the Small Business Administration and will provide grants beginning at $250,000 […]

Southern University quarterback Harold Blood is entering the transfer portal for his final year of eligibility. The graduate student announced his decision with a post on ‘X’. “First and foremost, I would like to thank God for everything he’s done in my life,” Blood wrote. “Without Him, I wouldn’t have made it this far. I […]

AT&T Dream in Black has announced the winners of the 2023 Rising Future Makers Showcase in a statement obtained by HBCU Pulse. The “Rising Future Makers” initiative recognizes and supports students from HBCUs who are making a significant impact in their communities and on their campuses. The 2023 Rising Future Makers Showcase has announced a […]

After an entire season of halftime shows being judged, critiqued, and analyzed, the ESPN Band of the Year Rankings Committee has chosen the final two Division I and Division II bands to compete in the ESPN Events Band of the Year National Championship Battle of the Bands on December 15th in Atlanta, Georgia at Mercedes-Benz […]

The MEAC has announced the All-MEAC Football teams for 2023, recognizing players from conference football programs, per a statement released by the conference. North Carolina Central leads with ten recipients on the First Team All-MEAC, followed by Howard with seven. Morgan State and South Carolina State each have four selectees. The awards and honors were […]