By Angela Jones Greensboro, N.C. — The Detroit Lions recently announced that North Carolina A&T alumnus Brad Holmes will serve as their next Executive Vice President and General Manager. The 41-year-old will report directly to Principal Owner and Chairwoman Sheila Ford Hamp and CEO Rod Wood
The CIAA Student-Athlete Spotlight presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors continues this week by featuring Janina Mayers of Saint Augustine’s University. Mayers is a junior women’s volleyball student-athlete from Christ Church, Barbados. She is an exercise science major and maintains a 4.0 grade point average.
“What you learn at an HBCU is that you do not have to fit into somebody’s limited perspective on what it means to be young, gifted and black,” Vice Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris, Howard University Class of ’86. For over 150 years historically Black colleges
By Matt Michalec NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University head football coach Latrell Scott announced Thursday the hiring of Katina Roberts as the Spartans’ director of football operations. Roberts transitions to the football program from the NSU athletics business office, where she served as travel coordinator for the athletics department
NEW YORK – Six students from Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) schools, including five student-athletes, were recently selected to participate in the National Football League (NFL) Events and Club Business Development Experienceship Program. Corey Cooper (football) of Shaw University, Marcus Davis (football) of Saint Augustine’s University,
HAMPTON, Va. (August 18, 2020) – Hampton University junior journalism and communications major Jonathan Scott has been named a Rhoden Fellow. Scott will participate in the fourth class of the Rhoden Fellowship – a one-year sports journalism internship program with ESPN’s The Undefeated that identifies
Denmark, S.C.- The Voorhees College Baseball Team excels on the field and in the classroom after recently being awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). Voorhees was one of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) baseball programs chosen for
HAMPTON, Va. (August 18, 2020) – Hampton University junior journalism and communications major Jonathan Scott has been named a Rhoden Fellow. Scott will participate in the fourth class of the Rhoden Fellowship – a one-year sports journalism internship program with ESPN’s The Undefeated that identifies and
Charlotte, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and its Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) Association sub-committee have selected the 2020 CIAA Woman of the Year. This year’s honorees include Faith McKie of Claflin University and Daijah Chambers from Winston-Salem State University. McKie and Chambers will both represent the
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Last month, the Sonic Boom of the South’s virtual high school band camp had a record turnout with 900 student participants. This is the first year the free three-day camp was hosted online as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
