By David K. Li In her first public comments since she was stripped of a bronze medal she appeared to have rightfully won, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles said Wednesday sheâs still seeking âjusticeâ and âpeace.” Chiles, speaking at the Forbes Power Womenâs Summit in
Courtesy of North Carolina Central University The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced that it has awarded a $21,000 grant to Durham, NC HBCU North Carolina Central University (NCCU), while USTA Southern added $12,000 and USTA North Carolina contributed $5,000. The national
By Stephanie Holland While the country of Saint Lucia is probably still celebrating Julien Alfredâs victory in the womenâs 100 meters race at the 2024 Paris Olympics, some unexpected procedural changes before the contest have added an air of controversy to the event.
By Wali Pitt The NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is designed to be a vocational tool to increase the number of full-time NFL minority coaches, and this yearâs class already includes two of the top up-and-coming coaches in HBCU football. Courtney Coard, the
By Stephen J. Gaither Kyrstin Johnson, a gymnastics star who won a national title at a first-year HBCU program as a freshman, has now find a new home. Johnson is headed to Temple University to continue her career. She announced her decision
By Michael P. Hill HBCU Go Sports has struck a deal for its college football games to air on Fox-owned stations in Los Angeles and Chicago as well as 15 other markets. KCOP in Los Angeles, California, and WPWR in Chicago, Illinois, have both signed on to air
By Alexandra E. Pedri After Lauren Scruggs clinched the gold medal for the United States in the womenâs fencing team foil competition on Thursday, she threw off her mask and spun around, her eyes and mouth wide open. It was the teamâs first-ever gold
By Sholnn Z. Freeman No scholarship, no prior recruitment, no fanfareâyet, this Sunday, Jessika Gbai (B.A. â22), an under-the-radar âPhilly girlâ and walk-on athlete from Howard University, will realize every athleteâs dream by competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. âI donât think it has
By Billy Witz The N.C.A.A. and the richest college athletic conferences joined with plaintiffsâ lawyers on Friday to enter a $2.8 billion settlement agreement of their class-action antitrust lawsuit. The filing outlines in some detail how schools would be allowed for the
By Kyra Allesandrini Florida A&M University is welcoming a new Rattler to its menâs basketball team. Shaqir OâNeal, the legendary NBA starShaquille OâNeal, will be joining the team next season. âShaqir has played in one of the premier programs in our conference and for a
