JSU student-athlete Adell Colthrust to represent Trinidad and Tobago at Tokyo Olympics

JSU student-athlete Adell Colthrust to represent Trinidad and Tobago at Tokyo Olympics 🇹🇹

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/aqtz8WFZNJ#BleedTheeBlue x #ProtectTheeBlock x #TokyoGames

— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) July 7, 2021

Shout-out to incoming @ChiStateWBB guard Aaliyah Collins on winning the @EverettHerald Player of the Year honor!

Shout-out to incoming @ChiStateWBB guard @aaliyahcollins0 on winning the @EverettHerald Player of the Year honor! 🏆

🔗 https://t.co/27AaJPoBlk#OurChampionshipEra pic.twitter.com/XAQTcjeL5M

— Chicago State Athletics (@ChiStateCougars) July 7, 2021

Aaliyah Collins is The Herald’s 2021 All-Area Girls Basketball Player of the Year. https://t.co/SmumH5JPQJ

— Everett Herald (@EverettHerald) July 3, 2021

Not bad, @aaliyahcollins0. 😯

Meet @ChiStateWBB's newest grinder: https://t.co/mjfzkg75Wp#OurChampionshipEra pic.twitter.com/sTcsHDxS3o

— Chicago State Athletics (@ChiStateCougars) April 16, 2021

Miller to be Inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame

🚨👏 Congratulations are in order for former @SpartanBSB coach and athletics director Marty Miller, who was announced Wednesday as a member of the 2022 class of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame!

Read more 🔗⤵️https://t.co/LH3EnvSgYi pic.twitter.com/gbWaYBM7Fp

— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) July 7, 2021

"It feels great": Florida Panhandle Female Athlete of the Year Erin Turral reflects on career

"It feels great": Florida Panhandle Female Athlete of the Year Erin Turral reflects on career https://t.co/ELTO4uJJRp

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) July 7, 2021

FAMU student-athletes celebrate cultural awareness, new level of competition of playing in the SWAC

FAMU student-athletes celebrate cultural awareness, new level of competition of playing in the SWAC https://t.co/LZgyLD0WvH

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) July 7, 2021

"Prime Time" reeling them in.

"Prime Time" reeling them in. https://t.co/lUcUaxd2A9

— The Spun (@TheSpun) July 7, 2021

‘A Place That Was Built For Us’: How Howard U. Landed Nikole Hannah-Jones

Shortly after the fraught fight over Nikole Hannah-Jones's tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill spilled into public view, the New York Times journalist had her first conversation with the president of Howard University.https://t.co/aGgNJzwe9d

— The Chronicle of Higher Education (@chronicle) July 7, 2021

Alabama A&M Bowling Notches Three on NTCA All-Academic Team; Earns Team Academic Honor

Alabama A&M Bowling Notches Three on NTCA All-Academic Team; Earns Team Academic Honor https://t.co/mdQEptqLTa

— Ala. A&M Athletics (@AAMUBulldogs) July 7, 2021

HU alum and @nflnetwork reporter Steve Wyche shares the impact of HBCUs on the NFL

HBCUs have played a key role throughout the history of the @NFL. @nflnetwork reporter and @HowardU alumnus Steve Wyche (@wyche89) shares the impact of HBCUs 👇 pic.twitter.com/nx19KQpmGI

— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) July 7, 2021

Tornadoes alum named Daleville new girls’ basketball coach

Congrats, Tim Weller!https://t.co/9nm19TSuOh pic.twitter.com/E8b3isC9Qo

— Talladega College (@TalladegaColleg) July 7, 2021

Coppin State/Ghanaian sprint sensation Joseph Paul Amoah has confirmed, he will be focusing on his preferred events 200m and 4x100m during this Summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo,

#justin
Ghanaian sprint sensation Joseph Paul Amoah has confirmed, he will be focusing on his preferred events 200m and 4x100m during this Summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, making him unavailable to compete in the 100m event. #AthleticsHour#Ghana pic.twitter.com/x6rcNRqwSY

— Sekyere Richard (@SekyereRichard_) July 7, 2021

CC Sabathia on the pressure Black athletes face to play baseball ‘the white way’

“You can play baseball a long time, have a lot of fun, and make a lot of money. But right now, this sport is not for us, and we know that. If the game doesn’t change, it’s going to be in trouble, and not just with Black people.” – @CC_Sabathia https://t.co/MwerOJUYov

— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) July 7, 2021

Tropical storm Elsa high winds and flooding rains doesn't slow excitement for FAMU Marching 100 Summer Band Camp (Video)

Nikole Hannah-Jones: UNC Denying Me Tenure ‘Confirms My Life’s Work’

 

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates discuss joining Howard University’s faculty this fall. Nikole Hannah-Jones explains why she chose to go to Howard University after being offered tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill, after this institution first denied tenure to this celebrated journalist, leading to a public outcry.

Nikole Hannah-Jones announced the establishment of the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard. https://t.co/7L1pDNrdy5

— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) July 7, 2021

TODAY: @HowardU’s new Knight Chair in Race and Journalism will help train the next generation of Black journalists. Howard has selected @nhannahjones as the inaugural chair. Knight president @ibarguen shares more about the new role: https://t.co/AnOMPBJFuT
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— Knight Foundation (@knightfdn) July 6, 2021

The $5 million grant from the Knight Foundation, the third funder, will include a $500,000 investment to launch a symposium that aims to strengthen the teaching of journalism across various historically Black colleges and universities, according to a statement from the foundation, which has an endowed chair of journalism at Florida A&M University, which is also a historically Black college.

BREAKING: We welcome Reggie Theus to Bethune-Cookman!

BREAKING: We welcome Reggie Theus to Bethune-Cookman! https://t.co/jHnZpO2WSE

— BCUathletics (@BCUAthletics) July 7, 2021

Jerry Rice opens up about joining Phi Beta Sigma as an undergrad at Mississippi Valley State University.

Jerry Rice opens up about joining Phi Beta Sigma as an undergrad at Mississippi Valley State University. https://t.co/VAD2TOR6xx

— Watch The Yard (@watchtheyard) July 7, 2021

NEW ERA!

NEW ERA. pic.twitter.com/CEgZtGkm1T

— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) July 1, 2021

Can the JSU compete for the SWAC?

Can the JSU compete for the SWAC? (via @pastorddp) https://t.co/t3Y10pppur

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) July 7, 2021

Coming July 10: FAMU Baseball Showcase Camp! Register Today!!

Camp is Saturday! Sign up at https://t.co/XI8I6f4wV8 So excited see some future Rattlers! pic.twitter.com/vC2rvu92SV

— Bryan Henry (@BryanHenry22) July 5, 2021

Don't miss this opportunity! Inaugural Robert McCullum Elite Basketball Camp at Florida A&M. Registration Deadline 7/31/21

Don’t miss on the Inaugural Robert McCullum Basketball Camp at Florida A&M University!https://t.co/QHnIk0KrzR

Registration Deadline is 7/31/21 pic.twitter.com/aJhxvZZrku

— Florida A&M Men’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_MBB) June 30, 2021

Join us on August 14th from the 1st Annual Robert McCullum Basketball Camp here at Florida A&M University ‼️🐍🏀

The camp is open to grades 9-12.

Visit https://t.co/5ZgilSG1Ur for more information! #FAMU I #FAMUly | #ThinkBig | #buildingchampions pic.twitter.com/Jks9Pyz2Ma

— Florida A&M Men’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_MBB) June 30, 2021

New Hardware Just Arrived. Thank You @NABC1927. pic.twitter.com/e5G7s60hdz

— Robert McCullum (@CoachMccullum) June 8, 2021

VIDEO: FAMU football head coach Willie Simmons recruiting update

VIDEO: FAMU football head coach Willie Simmons recruiting update https://t.co/yBKsgvrip8

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) July 6, 2021

Former Florida High safety Sheldon Walker transfers from Tennessee State to surging FCS powerhouse, Florida A&M

Sheldon lands at FAMU with all four years of eligibility available.

@SheldonLockDown
The ride continues, the story is still being written, the purpose is still there, the passion is evident. This is paramount and will only help you dominate within your calling on the field. Congratulations Sheldon @football.famu has gotten another good one! pic.twitter.com/kdLUthoUb1

— Coach T.Norton (@MrTNT21) July 2, 2021

Check out my Senior Highlights‼️ https://t.co/NRbdOhZVjG

— Sheldon Walker (@SheldonLockDown) December 15, 2019

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FAMU lures top transfer commits with local ties in Arnold, Walker

FAMU lures top transfer commits with local ties in Arnold, Walker https://t.co/5xYaNDSOih

— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) July 6, 2021

Norfolk State Iosefa, Greene, Vaughan Earn All-State

📰 NEWS: 3️⃣ @nsusoftball players in Tuli Iosefa, Kirsten Greene and Gabby Vaughan were named @VaSID1 All-State on Tuesday

Read more 🔗⤵️https://t.co/qzRB7Ii6Eh

— NSU Athletics (@NSUSpartans) July 6, 2021

VIDEO: Caught up w/Bob Dandridge today; talks about winning the title, this year's #Bucks and what it means to finally be elected to Naismith Hall of Fame.

A Norfolk State legend played on the last @Bucks team to win the #NBAFinals in 1971.

Caught up w/Bob Dandridge today; talks about winning the title, this year's #Bucks and what it means to finally be elected to Naismith Hall of Fame. @NSUSpartans
FULL:https://t.co/VLZGw5imEt pic.twitter.com/9AelRjKkcI

— Nathan Epstein (@Nathan_Epstein) July 7, 2021