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Sports Forum / 16-year-old five-star recruit commits to Fisk gymnastics program

« on: Today at 09:39:27 AM »

Top recruit Morgan Price says she wants to pave the way for Black gymnasts. 
https://hbcusports.com/2022/05/26/16-year-old-five-star-recruit-commits-to-fisk-gymnastics-program/

Video clip:
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-athlete-commits-to-first-hbcu-gymnastics-program/2978109/

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Sports Forum / Tuskegee University Football Facility Virtual Tour (YouTube)

« on: Yesterday at 06:46:33 PM »

Take a virtual tour of the approved Football Facility on the campus of Tuskegee University. The upgrades are part of round one of the announced Athletics Fund Campaign.

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Sports Forum / JSU Lands Isiah Kendall, 4-Star WR & Top-2 Player In Arkansas

« on: Yesterday at 05:40:23 PM »

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Sports Forum / Grambling State hoop star turned high jumper competing for crown

« on: May 25, 2022, 08:19:05 PM »

After finishing his Grambling State basketball career, Prince Moss decided to try track. It’s working out so far.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/25/grambling-state-hoop-star-turned-high-jumper-competing-for-crown/

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General Discussion Forum / Re: Roll in to Popeyes, guess who is working there.....

« on: May 25, 2022, 04:06:43 PM »

 

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Sports Forum / Lincoln (Mo.) brings 19 to D2 track championship

« on: May 25, 2022, 04:00:13 PM »

The NCAA Div. II Track & Field Championship begins Thursday in Allendale, Michigan with 34 HBCU athletes in the competition.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/25/lincoln-mo-brings-19-to-d2-track-championship/

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Sports Forum / Morgan State to name Damon Wilson as head coach, per sources

« on: May 25, 2022, 03:58:24 PM »

Morgan State to name Damon Wilson as head coach, per sources.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/25/morgan-state-to-name-damon-wilson-as-head-coach-per-sources/

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General Discussion Forum / A love letter to the Black Pearsons of ‘This Is Us’

« on: May 25, 2022, 02:33:07 PM »

As the hit NBC series comes to an end, we take a look back at the show’s Black characters
https://andscape.com/features/a-love-letter-to-the-black-pearsons-of-this-is-us/

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Sports Forum / NASCAR Star/HBCU student Rajah Caruth honored at WSSU prior to race

« on: May 25, 2022, 02:27:08 PM »

NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth, a rising junior at Winston-Salem State University, talks about the excitement of driving a car with a WSSU theme in the ARCA Menards racing series.

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General Discussion Forum / Univ. of California pays record $700M in UCLA gynecologist sex abuse case

« on: May 25, 2022, 02:21:14 PM »

The University of California system agreed Tuesday to settle lawsuits brought by hundreds of alleged victims of a former UCLA gynecologist, bringing total litigation payouts to nearly $700 million, the largest ever related to sexual abuse involving a public university...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-24/heaps-settlement-312-patients-takes-cost-of-his-abuse-to-700-million

https://apnews.com/article/sports-health-university-of-california-education-8ede2311576a2a97151e0b9ff96c768f

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General Discussion Forum / HBCU Receives $1.7M To Clear Account Balances For Nearly 500 Black Women

« on: May 24, 2022, 06:56:42 PM »

- A debtors' union erased the debt of 400-plus students who attended Bennett College, a women's HBCU.

- The union, the Debt Collective, wants President Joe Biden to cancel all federal student loans.
https://news.yahoo.com/hbcu-receives-1-7m-clear-153626630.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/05/21/student-loan-relief-how-one-activist-group-fighting-college-debt/9811104002/

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Sports Forum / HBCU medical students to participate in new NFL program

« on: May 24, 2022, 02:17:11 PM »

Sixteen HBCU medical students will get the chance to participate in a pilot program to increase sports medicine diversity with the NFL.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/24/hbcu-medical-students-to-participate-in-new-nfl-program/

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Sports Forum / Former Alcorn State DB Chris Daigre transferring to Grambling State

« on: May 24, 2022, 11:05:25 AM »

Daigre announced he was entering the transfer portal on May 8 with three years of eligibility remaining.
https://hbcusports.com/2022/05/23/former-alcorn-state-db-chris-daigre-transferring-to-grambling-state/

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Sports Forum / Cleveland Browns waive Felix Harper

« on: May 24, 2022, 10:54:49 AM »

Harper released after the Browns sign a previously cut player.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/24/cleveland-browns-waive-felix-harper/

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Sports Forum / Rick Ross chops it up with Rajah Caruth ahead of race

« on: May 23, 2022, 07:50:11 PM »

Winston-Salem State student and NASCAR driver Rajah Caruth got to meet Rick Ross on his weekend off.
https://hbcugameday.com/2022/05/23/rick-ross-chops-it-up-with-rajah-caruth-ahead-of-race/