CIAA Tournament is ‘homecoming during wintertime’ for Johnson C. Smith alumsHBCU Basketball Many say while the game results matter, it’s the fellowship among college friends and fans from other HBCUs that makes the event a perennial draw Johnson C. Smith University alumnus Fred Tatum, class of 1969, spent much of the three… Feb 27 24February 27, 2024Article at Andscape
Advocates at historically Black universities work to expand prison-to-college pipelineBowie State, Lane, Howard and Morehouse are among HBCUs offering educational programs and academic degrees to incarcerated citizens Spring semester classes at Bowie State University will begin next week, which means another class of students… Jan 23 24January 23, 2024Article at Andscape
HBCU Celebration Swim Meet honors Black history in aquatics with eyes on the futureEvent at Morehouse College will showcase past and present swimmers and spotlight programs being launched and revived at historically Black colleges Football isn’t the only sport that will be celebrated in Atlanta this weekend. The long but often… Dec 11 23December 11, 2023Article at Andscape
Historically Black colleges weigh solutions as threats to campus security multiplyRecent shootings at Maryland HBCUs Morgan State and Bowie State follow incidents of gun and racial violence at other schools Separate shootings last week at Morgan State and Bowie State, two historically Black colleges in Maryland only 35 miles… Oct 12 23October 12, 2023Article at Andscape
Black maternal health initiative empowers Howard men to help mothers close to homeTeam adopts season-long project inspired by reversal of Roe v. Wade The members of the Howard University men’s basketball program knew they had taken on a monumental task when they chose their social justice project for the 2022-23 season. They just… Feb 08 23February 08, 2023Article at Andscape
Bowdoin College’s Preston Anderson leads efforts to diversify collegiate sailingThe Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Task Force has brought students, coaches together to bring about change Competitive sailing is so white even the overwhelmingly white participants can’t help but notice how white it is. “I feel like it’s a pretty… Feb 23 22February 23, 2022Article at Andscape
Cricket Celebration Bowl is part of Dennis Thomas’ legacy of leadership in Black college sportsThomas, retiring after 20 years as the MEAC commissioner, was critical in establishing the bowl game and the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Heading into the sixth annual Cricket Celebration Bowl — the final one before he retires after 20 years as commissioner… Dec 17 21December 17, 2021Article at Andscape
High school analytics team plays pivotal part in Ben Wallace’s Basketball Hall of Fame selectionArmstrong High’s sports analytics club is the second group to help an HBCU great get inducted RICHMOND, Va. — On Saturday, Ben Wallace, four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and core member of the 2004 champion Detroit Pistons, will be inducted… Sep 10 21September 10, 2021Article at Andscape
HBCU athletes already benefiting from NIL changes, and more will, tooRapper Master P’s son Hercy, an incoming Tennessee State freshman, has already signed a $2 million deal The same day Charles McClelland officially welcomed Florida A&M University to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the SWAC commissioner… Jul 06 21July 06, 2021Article at Andscape
Why were HBCU players shut out of 2021 NFL draft?COVID-19 wiped out the chances for HBCU prospects to showcase their talents The 2021 NFL draft ended without a single player from a historically Black college and university (HBCU) being selected. While the third pick of the draft (quarterback Trey… May 03 21May 03, 2021Article at Andscape
These three Missouri players want to celebrate as brothers during the NFL draftThey are members of Omega Psi Phi and want to carry that legacy into the league Of all the major-conference programs sending multiple players into the NFL this week, there may be none as unique as a trio coming out of the University of Missouri.… Apr 26 21April 26, 2021Article at Andscape
HBCU combine gives 42 players a spotlight to impress the NFLTwo dedicated organizers, with the NFL’s help, are making the two-day event happen in Alabama Rico Kennedy still can hardly believe he got the call. One of his former teammates at Morgan State was telling him that one year after the inaugural HBCU… Apr 07 21April 07, 2021Article at Andscape
North Carolina Central’s LeVelle Moton after season-ending loss: ‘These kids have been through so much’The Eagles went down 17-0 to start the game and never recovered North Carolina Central, the three-time defending MEAC men’s basketball tournament champ, spent this entire season in a deep hole it struggled to get out of because of COVID-19. N.C.… Mar 12 21March 12, 2021Article at Andscape
2021 CIAA virtual tournament keeps the basketball party goingThere will be a Miss CIAA pageant, step show, career expo, concerts and Hall of Fame induction The 2021 CIAA basketball tournament week, which begins Tuesday, won’t have basketball, but it will have almost everything it’s always had during its… Feb 23 21February 23, 2021Article at Andscape
‘If they could do it, I could do it’: The integration of Ole Miss footballJames Reed and Ben Williams, who played from 1972 to 1975, are honored by the school and College Football Hall of Fame James Reed still gets asked the question: How does a Black high school football star from Meridian, Mississippi, in the early 1970s… Feb 18 21February 18, 2021Article at Andscape
Alcorn State, defending SWAC champion, won’t play spring footballAlcorn State has become the fifth FCS-level historically Black college (HBCU) program to cancel football for the 2020-21 season. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) power is opting out of the spring 2021 football season because of COVID-19… Feb 10 21February 10, 2021Article at Andscape
SWAC, MEAC schools weeks away from kickoff to football seasonPlaying football this spring for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) offers a unique spotlight. The Power 5 and Group of 5 FBS programs played in the fall, and so the FCS programs will be in the… Feb 02 21February 02, 2021Article at Andscape
HBCU football begins as COVID-19 continues to surgeSWAC, MEAC begin practices for February start but will ‘shut it down’ if virus impacts teams The 17 Division I schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) are going back to where they had been 10… Jan 19 21January 19, 2021Article at Andscape
No HBCU football, no problem as schools, athletes deal with changes this fallMEAC/SWAC Challenge, other classic games were scheduled for this weekend Instead of hosting South Carolina State and Grambling State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Sunday, Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta will be empty. The same is true for Detroit’s… Sep 04 20September 04, 2020Article at Andscape
HBCU esports league to debut next weekIt’ll be part of the Collegiate StarLeague, with some 2,000 schools and 100,000 players The $1.5 billion esports industry, which is largely populated by white men, has few Black faces. That has begun to change over the past month with the formation… Aug 11 20August 11, 2020Article at Andscape
