Story by Randall Barnes, HBCU turns to former WNBA standout as next head coach appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. And HBCU is looking to a former WNBA standout to lead the women’s basketball program. Langston University has hired Crystal Robinson as the 12th head women’s basketball coach. Robinson comes into the institution with
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The Atlanta Falcons are putting their money where their mouth is — and 17 HBCU students are better for it. On May 27, 2026, the Falcons and Wells Fargo officially announced the 2026 Atlanta Falcons HBCU Fellows Program — the largest cohort in the program’s four-year history. Seventeen students from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College,
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Maybe you’ve heard the name Isaac Burns Murphy, who lived from 1861 to 1896, and is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished jockeys in the history of American racing. Some go so far as to say he’s one of the most dominant athletes of all time. Born, perhaps unsurprisingly, near Louisville, Kentucky, he
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The long-predicted AI economy is here. Now, civic, policy, and higher education leaders are grappling with how, specifically, Black legacy institutions should engage. The dynamic is inherently uneven in many respects. For generations, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been forced to make consequential decisions under conditions they did not create. Chronic underfunding, deferred
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By Courtney Kube, Julia Ainsley and Dan De Luce WASHINGTON — The CIA has put several senior officials on administrative leave over their handling of a high-ranking officer who allegedly had $40 million in gold bars stashed at his home, according to three people familiar with the decisions. David Rush, a senior CIA officer who worked on one of
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With a 2.0 high school GPA, Xavier Hickman thought college was unattainable. But mentors in the TRIO Upward Bound Program challenged him to not limit himself. A low GPA didn’t have to block him from going to the next level. Hickman’s family didn’t have much, and the program was designed for students in exactly that
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Four iconic figures in HBCU football are once again stepping into the national spotlight. Gideon Smith, Bill Hayes, Eddie Hurt, and Rod Broadway have all been named to the 2026–2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, released Monday by the National Football Foundation—an honor that underscores the lasting impact each has had on the game. The
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center recently published a new report examining the research infrastructure, faculty capacity, and federal funding competitiveness at 47 historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Combined, the institutions included in the study secured at least
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The Southern University Gospel Choir has made it to the final five nominees for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards’ first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be offered at the Stellar Awards. “What began as a dream, a prayer, and countless hours
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According to a recent USA TODAY feature examining the challenges Black coaches face in landing major college football jobs, Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk believes former Black NFL stars are often held to a different standard when trying to move into leadership positions. Faulk, a Pro Football Hall of Famer entering his first season
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