Gospel legend Fred Hammond will engage with the HBCU community as he helps open the 2026 Gulf Coast Challenge in Mobile, Alabama. The Grammy-winning gospel legend has been announced as the featured performer for the Gospel Explosion on Thursday, Oct. 1. The concert will launch a multi-day cultural festival built around the Gulf Coast Challenge,
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HOUSTON — C. Vivian Stringer, the only coach to lead an HBCU to an NCAA national championship game, is being honored for transforming women’s basketball with the 2026 Betty F. Jaynes Lifetime Achievement Award. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced on Tuesday that Stringer will receive the honor, which recognizes individuals who have dedicated their lives
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By Walter Hudson A new anthology documenting the presidencies of Black women who led historically Black colleges and universities is drawing national attention for its unsparing look at what it actually takes to run institutions that serve some of America’s most vulnerable students — and for refusing to let those stories disappear. The HBCU Sisterhood:
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NCAA Division I eligibility rules are changing in a major way, creating a new five-year model that could reshape roster management across college sports. The Division I Cabinet approved an age-based eligibility model that would allow student-athletes up to five years of competition. The new rule replaces the current system that allows four seasons of
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Ninety-eight students from across the country recently wrapped up a week of living and learning on campus and around the Tuskegee community as part of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund SOAR (Seeking, Observing and Achieving Results) program. The experience is designed for rising high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential
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By Scott Stump, TODAY AJ Dybantsa heard the words that few players in history can say have been uttered about them by the NBA commissioner: “With the first pick of the NBA draft …” The former BYU star joined elite company as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft on Tuesday when the Washington Wizards
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By Brennan Leach, Kyle Stewart, Melanie Zanona and Alexandra Bacallao WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his plans to sign a major, bipartisan housing bill Wednesday, saying he will not do so until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, a sweeping elections bill that has become a focal point of his second term. “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing
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The FAMU underfunding lawsuit just got a second life, and this time Florida can’t make it disappear with a procedural move. On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit revived a lawsuit alleging that the State of Florida underfunded Florida A&M University by nearly $2 billion over three decades. In
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Over the course of the 10-week internship, HBCU Fellows will work within the league office and NBA and WNBA teams across a variety of departments. Creating opportunity within the business of basketball — this was the overarching goal the NBA Foundation set forth when establishing the NBA HBCU Fellowship Program in 2022. Five cohorts later,
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Motown is looking to HBCUs to bring back its glory days. They announced the New Legends internship program to bring HBCU students at four historically Black colleges and universities into the music business by providing mentorship and hands-on training. “Motown has always been committed to discovering and developing talent that shapes culture,” said Dante Smith, the
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