Blessings to our newest alumni from the college of love and charity ... mission accomplished!

Meet 2021 FAMU graduate All-American Offensive Lineman Keenan Forbes!#FAMULY #2021graduates #LeaveNoDoubt
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— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) April 24, 2021

Meet 2021 FAMU graduate kicker Julius Andrews Duarte!#FAMULY #2021graduates #LeaveNoDoubt
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— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) April 24, 2021

Meet 2021 FAMU graduate Linebacker Derrick Mayweather!#FAMULY #2021graduates #LeaveNoDoubt
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— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) April 24, 2021

Meet 2021 FAMU graduate Cornerback Troy Hilton!#FAMULY #2021graduates #LeaveNoDoubt
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— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) April 24, 2021

Meet 2021 FAMU graduate Offensive Lineman Bryan Crawford!#FAMULY #2021graduates #LeaveNoDoubt
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— Coach Willie Simmons (@HCWillieSimmons) April 24, 2021

A pending yearlong delay in Florida’s NIL law enrages state coaches and athletes

A pending yearlong delay in Florida’s NIL law enrages state coaches and athletes https://t.co/n1Z6Kf6Vi2

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

Former Morgan State linebacker Rico Kennedy seeking chance at NFL dream

🐻🏈Former Morgan State LB Rico Kennedy seeking chance at @NFL dream
Read🐶👉https://t.co/f2u1a9OUey@NFLDraft | @MEACSports#GoBears🔷🔶 pic.twitter.com/zWXiBJkaV2

— Morgan State Bears (@MorganStBears) April 29, 2021

Alabama State has six named BOXTOROW HBCU All-America

More honors as six players earn HBCU All-America nods, and one honorable mention selection from @boxtorow#STATEofMind

🔗 x https://t.co/GcvpvH0yWM pic.twitter.com/EwgBhiEV8Z

— Alabama State FB (@BamaStateFB) April 29, 2021

PVAMU baseball battles Grambling State for top spot in SWAC West

BSB: @baseball_pvamu battles Grambling State for top spot in SWAC West https://t.co/a2MZGl8DGM

— PVAMU Panthers (@PVAMUPanthers) April 29, 2021

FMU Wins Two Games At Black College World Series, Moves On Semifinal Round

BASEBALL | RECAP@BaseballFMU Wins Two Games At Black College World Series, Moves On Semifinal Round https://t.co/kz30XerRHF

— FMU Lions 😷 (@GoFmuLions) April 29, 2021

EWC Tigers Bounce Back With Dominant Elimination Game Win Over Rust

Baseball: Tigers Bounce Back With Dominant Elimination Game Win Over Rust
- https://t.co/91mAB0rHjw pic.twitter.com/58NssOOwoF

— Edward Waters Athletics (@EWCAthletics) April 29, 2021

CSU Drazic and Pukhaeva Named to Women’s Tennis All-WAC Postseason Team

Drazic and Pukhaeva Named to Women’s Tennis All-WAC Postseason Team https://t.co/tycCJfcay3

— Chicago State Athletics (@ChiStateCougars) April 29, 2021

Yellow Jackets Place Six on List of League's Best!

FB: Yellow Jackets Place Six on List of League's Best! https://t.co/byhGrCMjwR

— WVSU Athletics (@WVSU_GoJackets) April 29, 2021

Wiley College Jose Mota earns @DiverseIssues Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar for the second consecutive year.

Congratulations to Jose Mota (@LaloMota15) on earning @DiverseIssues Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar for the second consecutive year.https://t.co/7T8ZmAFN4b pic.twitter.com/szYrZDxoav

— Wiley Athletics (@WileyAthletics) April 29, 2021

Bennett Earns MIAA Academic Excellence Award

Congrats to Emalee Bennett on being one of just seven @TheMIAA Women's Golfers to earn the prestigious Academic Excellence Award! https://t.co/0mWD2DhzYD#BlueTigerPride

— Lincoln (Missouri) Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) April 29, 2021

Congrats to all the women's tennis student-athletes on their classroom achievements!#BringYourAGame #MIAAwt

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— The MIAA (@TheMIAA) April 29, 2021

DSU Hornets Could Clinch MEACTournament Berth In Weekend Series With NCCU

HORNETS COULD CLINCH MEAC TOURNAMENT BERTH IN WEEKEND SERIES WITH EAGLES https://t.co/zqxRzZpIMc

— Delaware St. Hornets (@DSUHornets) April 29, 2021

More Blacks getting hired in college basketball coaching

More Blacks getting hired in college basketball coaching: https://t.co/FkF5eENH0x

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

N.C. A&T is set to play Western Carolina

Aggies Travel to Cullowhee https://t.co/iQ0r0hREBP

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

SC STATE FOOTBALL: Decobie Durant named all-American

SC STATE FOOTBALL: Decobie Durant named all-American https://t.co/rQIyD63mOA via @thetandd

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

UAPB's Doc Gamble named SWAC coach of the year

UAPB's Doc Gamble named SWAC coach of the year https://t.co/t4lh4Z30V8

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

K-State Wraps Up Homestand Against Texas Southern

K-State Wraps Up Homestand Against Texas Southern https://t.co/UzUp1Zwx7w

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 29, 2021

Florida Agriculture Commissioner @NikkiFriedFL gets her second #COVID19 shot at @FAMU_1887 Al Lawson Center.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner @NikkiFriedFL gets her second #COVID19 shot at @FAMU_1887 Al Lawson Center. @LRobinsonFAMU pic.twitter.com/0bO4HditfL

— FloridaA&MUniversity (@FAMU_1887) April 29, 2021

Furman will kick off the fall season against North Carolina A&T as one of six home games.

Furman will kick off the fall season against North Carolina A&T as one of six home games.

The schedule: https://t.co/BzPkCvUzDv pic.twitter.com/cY7DKem82f

— FCS Football (@FCS_STATS) April 29, 2021

Check out this week's Forward Progress on SiriusXM Sports! Kortne Gosha on leadership at FAMU

Check out this week's Forward Progress on SiriusXM Sports!
🔊 Lee Butler talks ACC Unity Week
🔊 Kortne Gosha on leadership at FAMU

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— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) April 29, 2021

SU Jordan Lewis Named BOXTOROW HBCU Defensive Player of the Year, two other Jaguars selected to the HBCU College Football All-America Team

Jordan Lewis Named BOXTOROW HBCU Defensive Player of the Year, two other Jaguars selected to the HBCU College Football All-America Team https://t.co/8168yfb2HS

— Southern U. Sports (@SouthernUsports) April 29, 2021

VIDEO FIRST LOOK: Last night, members of the families for the posthumous enshrinees of the Class of 2020 and 2021 placed the Bronzed Busts into position in the Hall of Fame Gallery inside the Museum.

Long overdue recognition for Mr. Nunn who opened the gateway for HBCU athletes to the NFL.  He was  one of West Virginia State University most accomplished student-athlete alumnus ... Go Steelers!!

It was a very special evening in Canton as Bill Nunn officially became a member of the @ProFootballHOF. #PFHOF21 pic.twitter.com/gMcVw72G0f

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 29, 2021

FIRST LOOK: Last night, members of the families for the posthumous enshrinees of the Class of 2020 and 2021 placed the Bronzed Busts into position in the Hall of Fame Gallery inside the Museum. It marked the first time an enshrinee’s family had been !!given that honor. pic.twitter.com/EDrqz6idhu

— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) April 29, 2021

Southern Jaguars Jordan Lewis One of Three Finalists for Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award

Jordan Lewis One of Three Finalists for Stats Perform FCS Buck Buchanan Award https://t.co/M0YIqHx4d4

— Southern U. Sports (@SouthernUsports) April 29, 2021

Can You Relate: Sugar Rodgers' Sweet Connection to Golf and Emotional Return Home | Skratching the Surface

 

WILLIAMSTOWN (Suffolk), Virginia -- Before she was a phenom on the court at Georgetown, Ta'Shauna "Sugar" Rodgers was a natural on the driving range, playing on her high school team in Suffolk, Virginia. 

How Sugar got into the game is quite the story all its own. A golf ball through a church window ignited a life in sports for the author of the upcoming “They Better Call Me Sugar: My Journey from the Hood to the Hardwood." Due to hit shelves May 4, 2021. 

We captured the emotional return to Virginia for the former WNBA champion on this Skratching the Surface.

PVAMU alumna receives 2021 Texas High School Counselor of the Year Award; Pays it forward through career

PVAMU Alumna Dr. Tiffany Simon ’01, ’06, receives 2021 Texas High School Counselor of the Year Award; Pays it forward through career:https://t.co/1BHLKuH1yv#PVProducesProductivePeople 💜 💛 pic.twitter.com/H7avzwyqtM

— Prairie View A&M (@PVAMU) April 29, 2021