Walt Disney World Resort is set to host the first HBCU Hoops Invitational this December 4-7, 2025. The tournament will showcase 4 men’s and 4 women’s teams from prominent HBCUs, consisting of Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, and Tuskegee universities, at the ESPN
Another domino has fallen in the Ohio Valley Conference–Big South (OVC-Big South) football partnership — and it leaves Tennessee State University, the lone HBCU in the league, as an HBCU power in a conference with dwindling membership. Tennessee Tech University announced it will
Lionel Taylor, the Denver Broncos legend who became the first Black coordinator in NFL history and later served as head coach at HBCU Texas Southern University, died at 89. Taylor’s family confirmed his passing earlier this week. A member of the Broncos’ inaugural 1960 roster, Taylor
The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league’s attempt to force Flores into arbitration with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator. The
Michael Vick tossed the ball to DeSean Jackson at much shorter distances than, say, the time the former Eagles connected on an 88-yard touchdown pass in 2010. Wearing a green polo shirt and cap, Vick still had some zip on the left
Three former HBCU football head coaches — Eddie George (Bowling Green), Willie Simmons (FIU), and Jerry Mack (Kennesaw State) — are set to make their debuts as FBS head coaches in Week 1 of the 2025 season, marking a notable moment for HBCU coaching pipelines to
Baltimore is no longer the place it was once viewed as. It’s not the city that many outsiders romanticized through the lens of “The Wire” for the last 25 years. And Baltimore is not merely hosting the CIAA Tournament—it’s co-writing the story.
Illinois has officially renamed one of its landmark government buildings to honor a celebrated Alabama State University (ASU) graduate and HBCU icon. The building at 115 South LaSalle Street in Chicago is now the Jesse White State of Illinois Building. This follows unanimous approval from both the Illinois House
In an unprecedented show of unity, the four major athletic conferences home to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) — the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) — have
The HBCU community is mourning the loss of Macahri Washington-Parker, a junior mechanical engineering student at Tuskegee University and member of the Golden Tiger baseball team, who died on August 10. A Life of Leadership and Service at Tuskegee University Washington-Parker, a native
