By Kyra Allesandrini The NCAA has announced that four new schools are now Division II members. Allen University, Edward Waters University, Emory and Henry University and Westmont College completed the preliminary membership process, the organization announced on July 11. The Division II Membership Committee approved the
By Char Adams Black American women competing in the 2024 Olympics are in a massive spotlight — and so is their hair. Kendall Ellis, a 28-year-old sprinter, said she’s planning to highlight her kinky hair texture when she competes in Paris. After she
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
By Monica Lewis Sydney Satchell (B.A. ’14) is weeks away from heading to Paris where she will compete for gold as a member of the Team USA’s Sitting Volleyball team from August 28 through September 8. “This is really the equivalent of
Courtesy of Talladega College The second HBCU gymnastics program in history isn’t going out without a fight — if its team members can help it. Talladega College announced on Friday that it was disbanding its gymnastics program. Sunday morning, members of its team
By Freda Ross Major League Baseball’s All-Star week kicks off tonight at Globe Life Field in Arlington with the Swingman Classic featuring 50 student athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The game is sponsored by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, which works
By Stephen J. Gaither Two HBCU programs officially got the word that they will be members of NCAA Division II on Thursday. Allen University and Edward Waters University, both former NAIA members, will become NCAA Division II members after successfully completing the
By Kyle T. Moseley Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams will complete her tenth season at the helm of the conference and witness the crowning of two new CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament champions at the newly renovated CFG Arena in Baltimore, MD on Feb. 25.
By Lut Williams The 10-member HBCU All-Star basketball squad successfully completed its first-ever international tour in France last week after competing in the QUIA 54 International Tournament and a series of exhibition games. The team, assembled by founder Travis Williams and led
USA Baseball finalized the rosters for the Collegiate National Team, which features the International Friendship Series and Summer League Tour rosters. Both rosters feature HBCU baseball players. “After two very competitive Stars versus Stripes games, we are excited to announce our two Collegiate National
