HBCU baseball player Randy Flores of Alabama State University was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels Baseball Club in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Amateur draft on Monday, July 15, 2024. Flores was the first HBCU baseball player taken in the 2024 MLB Draft. āI am extremely proud of the
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Courtesy of Florida A&M University The president of Floridaās only public historically Black university is resigning amidĀ backlashĀ over the schoolās apparent failure to properly vet aĀ multi-million dollar donationĀ from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson submitted his resignation last week and will leave Florida A&M University at a time when state officials are scrutinizing programs at the school
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Courtesy of St. Augustine’s University An HBCU coaching legend is now getting a stretch of highway named after him in the capital of North Carolina. George Williams, legendary head coach of the prolific Saint Augustineās University track and field program, will have a stretch of highway named after him. The N.C. Board of Transportation approved
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by Adam Wren A new kind of Republican Party is revealing itself at its national convention. All the markers of a MAGA jamboree are on display, from hulking Donald Trump iconography inside the convention hall to rhinestone Trump cowboy hats and red Trump-Vance placards. But look closer and the party is changing ā increasingly embracing
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By Carl Hulse President Biden has become more receptive in the last several days to hearing arguments about why he should drop his re-election bid, Democrats briefed on his conversations said on Wednesday, after his partyās two top leaders in Congress privately told him they were deeply concerned about his prospects. Mr. Biden has not
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By Monica Lewis Sydney Satchell (B.A. ā14) is weeks away from heading to Paris where she will compete for gold as a member of the Team USAās Sitting Volleyball team from August 28 through September 8.Ā āThis is really the equivalent of the World Cup for our sport and there are now more eyes on
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Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff A collaboration of faculty members from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and the Arkansas Childrenās Research Institute (ACRI) is leading the way to improving the quality of life and stimulating economic growth through the Connect
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