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Deion Sanders’s Jackson State Vision Is All Going to Plan

Coach Prime opens up on his pitch to recruits (and their mothers), how he’d react to a Power 5 offer and more.

Sports Illustrated

NFL keeping watch on return of HBCUs to national prominence

An uptick in national prominence for programs at historically Black colleges and universities has caught the eyes of NFL evaluators

The Independent UK

Viral sensation USC Cardinal Divas strive to 'create a Black space for Black women'

LOS ANGELES — Princess Lang pressed send on her innocent tweet. If she got 50 likes on this simple, seven-second video clip of her dancing, the junior majoring in musical theater at USC would feel so famous.

Los Angeles Times

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Deion Sanders Discusses Double Standard Amid Job Rumors

Coach Prime has a bone to pick with the disparity in interest in him as a coach and HBCU players as NFL prospects.

Sports Illustrated

How to fit a top-tier HBCU marching band and the gospel tradition onto one album

The massive sound of The Aristocrat of Bands, a highly respected HBCU marching band, and the overflowing history of gospel combine on a single album (with a great title) — 'The Urban Hymnal.'

WEKU

Column: HBCUs are good for your health

ATLANTA -- Kyla Emory’s first introduction to a historically black college and university (HBCU) came from watching reruns of “A Different World.” That spinoff of “The Cosby Show” set at a fictional HBCU left her dreaming of attending a predominantly Black college.

Tribune News Service

Deion Sanders, Jackson State Delivered in Southern Heritage Classic

After the latest entertaining meeting between the Tigers and Tennessee State, the popular series now sits in limbo as the HBCUs explore other possibilities.

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Can former NBA stars restore glory to HBCU college basketball?

Former players such as Kenny Anderson and Reggie Theus are working to bring historically black colleges back to prominence

The Guardian - US

US universities are pipelines to the defense industry. What does that say about our morals?

Much of our higher education system is a glorified feeder for Lockheed Martin and other defense industry firms

The Guardian - US

After the rise of BLM, Black students and their families are heading back to HBCUs

Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.

WEKU

Candi Smiley’s Struggle for Inclusion on Campus

With protections for race and gender under great threat, UCLA’s deputy Title IX director braces for the fight of her career.

Sports Illustrated

How Deion Sanders Is Fueling the Rise of HBCU Football

A record-setting season, an unprecedented recruit, and a public quarrel with Nick Saban. It’s a new day for Coach Prime’s program, and for all HBCUs.

Sports Illustrated

How NIL Could Keep Door Open for HBCUs to Land Top Recruits

A collective shift in mindset from a deep pool of successful HBCU alumni may go a long way toward balancing the recruiting landscape.

Sports Illustrated

Editorial: How Harvard could really help historically Black colleges

Giving back what isn’t yours is a fundamental way of righting a wrong. Admitting mistakes and making amends is another. These are not controversial statements. But when it comes to American history and the fraught question of who profited from slavery and what, if anything, should be done about it…

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Tuskegee Coach Says He Received Death Threats Over Nick Saban Comments

Reginald Ruffin suggested Alabama schedule games against HBCU schools.

Tribune News Service

Travis Scott’s foundation grants $1M to graduating students at historically Black colleges and universities

A $1 million scholarship fund from rapper Travis Scott’s foundation will help 100 students at historically Black colleges and universities graduate, the organization announced.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chiefs rookie CB Joshua Williams discusses transition from HBCU football to the NFL

#Chiefs CB Joshua Williams knows that even coming from an HBCU, it's a level playing field now that he's made it to the NFL. | from @EdEastonJr

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Howard Golfer Teed Off For HBCU Programs At Wells Fargo Event

Gregory Odom Jr. gained sponsor exemption for pro tournament.

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The Independent UK

HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities

A coalition including the four medical schools at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients

Sports Illustrated

President Joe Biden Appoints Chris Paul to HBCU Board of Advisors

Paul is one of 18 individuals selected to the committee to help and further support HBCUs.

Tribune News Service

HBCUs push for acceptance in college lacrosse. Players and coaches say that amid progress, hurdles remain.

BALTIMORE — A crowd of 250 for an NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse game would not usually draw much attention. But at Hampton University, the number of people who showed up to watch a 15-6 loss against Virginia Military Institute set a school record.

Los Angeles Times

Harris announces grants for HBCUs that received bomb threats

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday announced grants and a resource guide for historically Black colleges and universities that were targeted with bomb threats, saying the Biden-Harris administration would "do everything in our power to protect all our communities, from violence and from hate."

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Dozens of bomb threats have HBCUs looking to Biden for support, FBI for answers

WASHINGTON — February should have been a month of celebration. But for many historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, it was a time of anxiety, frustration and terror.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

HBCU representation in the NFL draft has been dwindling. How can the league reverse the trend?

PHILADELPHIA — Harold Carmichael was a wiry teenager hanging out at a teammate's house when he decided he wanted to play football at Southern University.

The Independent UK

States urged to address funding disparities for HBCUs

Congressional leaders are drawing attention to state funding disparities for historically Black colleges and universities in the country’s land grant university system, urging statehouses to close those gaps in their current and upcoming legislative sessions, according to a letter sent Wednesday to state leaders and lawmakers

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