By: Kurtis Alston The last time the Orlando Magic picked first during the NBA Draft was in 2004 when they chose Dwight Howard. This year, they drafted Palo Banchero from Duke University. Banchero, only a freshman, helped the Blue Devils make a final four appearance.
By: Kurtis Alston Henriadam Brower, an alumnus of Voorhees University, has signed a Major League Baseball Draft League Professional Contract to show his skills to MLB teams from July 22 to September 4. He will be playing in the program’s second half, which will award
By: Hampton University The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate report for the 2020-21 academic year. The Hampton University Football program received the highest score among all HBCU football programs and Big South Football Programs. Hampton Football’s score of 966 is the highest score the football
By: Kurtis Alston Can you smell what Keshaun Moore is cooking? Again, the HBCU community is winning, with Moore signing the HBCU’s first WWE NIL program. He is making Hampton University and the entire HBCU community proud. Moore’s talents have translated on and off the
By: Norfolk State University CENTER FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH Clifford Denize, Doctoral Student at the Center for Materials Science and CREST CREAM scholar, advisor Dr. Messaoud Bahoura, received A $3,000 Academic Excellence Scholarship from the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)- an organization that provides a
By: Kurtis Alston Can you say Aggie Pride? On Thursday, Paula Salmon punched her ticket to the 100-meter hurdles national championship. She posted the second-fastest qualifying time (12.68) at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon. Salmon ran her
By: CIAA Baltimore, MD – Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Visit Baltimore, the State of Maryland, and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA®), the nation’s oldest historically Black athletic conference, announced today that the Men’s and Women’s Basketball tournament will extend its run in Baltimore for 2024
By: Kurtis Alston It’s a sad day for the North Carolina A&T State University track and field team. Head coach Duane Ross is departing for the University of Tennessee to become their head coach. He has had a stellar coaching career at A&T. Ross accepted
By: CIAA Walker and Steward-Johnson set to join the conference staff, current staffer Boyd being elevated to new role CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is pleased to announce the hirings of Tonia Walker as Senior Associate Commissioner for Strategic Marketing and External Operations
By: CIAA CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces its 2021-22 Male and Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. Lincoln University senior Bryanna Brown was selected as the CIAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year while Virginia Union University senior Hayden Garcia was
