𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦!💥⚾️
— Florida A&M Baseball ⚾️ (@FAMU_Baseball) June 3, 2024
Janmikell Bastardo showed out this past weekend in Houston as he won the Home Run Derby during the HBCU All-Star Weekend. 🥇🤩🐍#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/g9nU2KQRSA
The "unofficial" meeting place for intelligent discussions of Divisions I and II Sports of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC). America's #1 blog source for minority sports articles and videos. The MEAC, SWAC, CIAA, SIAC and HBCUAC colleges are building America's leaders, scholars and athletes.
Monday, June 3, 2024
Janmikell Bastardo showed out this past weekend in Houston as he won the Home Run Derby during the HBCU All-Star Weekend. 🥇🤩🐍
St Pauls Killarney sign two Americans ahead of Super League basketball season | Enda Walshe
St Pauls Killarney sign two Americans ahead of Super League basketball season https://t.co/8C6FGUCIBy
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 3, 2024
WATCH | Cleo Hill Jr. is a Necessary Hire for UMES MBB| Grambling Falls in the CWS Regionals | Locked On HBCU
Cleo Hill Jr. is a Necessary Hire for UMES MBB| Grambling Falls in the C... https://t.co/Cmq46vDING via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 3, 2024
An Early MEAC/SWAC Challenge Preview Predicts The Conference To Hold Up The 'They're Not Like Us' Banner First | Kyle T. Mosley
An Early MEAC/SWAC Challenge Preview! First of our HBCU Football preview series.@HBCULegends | @ktmoze | @BlackSportsInc | @MEAC_SWAChttps://t.co/nclaMwM6kS
— HBCU Legends (@hbculegends) June 2, 2024
Sunday, June 2, 2024
WATCH | The BCSN SportsWrap | June 2, 2024 | Must Be The Money
The BCSN SportsWrap | June 2, 2024 | Must Be The Money https://t.co/FZYz9LVGRf
— Black College Sports Network (@MyBCSN1) June 2, 2024
Ohio transfer DL Dontay Hunter committed to Prairie View A&M
Ohio transfer DL Dontay Hunter committed to Prairie View A&M https://t.co/BgknSyqpeS
— FarrellPortal (@farrellportal) June 2, 2024
Major League Baseball Seeks to Repair Some of the Harms of Racial Segregation
Major League Baseball announced this week that the statistics of more than 2,300 Negro Leagues ballplayers from 1920 to 1948 have been officially incorporated into MLB’s historical records. https://t.co/ld85XDujrG
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) June 1, 2024
WATCH | She wrote about the Black experience in America and became the target of massive right-wing backlash | Ali Velshi
It’s been 5 years since @NHannahJones published the #1619Project. She says, “I see the thousands of Americans… who are saying ‘I understand my country better,’ & are starting to really critique so much of the inequality that we accept.” #Velshi https://t.co/UCOJculP2Y
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 1, 2024
Thank you @AliVelshi for having me on to discuss five years of the #1619Project. Thank you to everyone who has supported, defended, spread the word despite the backlash from some of the most powerful people in the world. You have refused to cave to state-mandated ignorance and I… https://t.co/a5hDQ00Xoo
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 2, 2024
Brown v. Board of Ed, Thurgood Marshall and Me | Sheryll Cashin
I kept a diary my year with the Boss and I decided to let him speak in these existential times. Here is what I think he would say re #BrownvBoard at 70 and the Roberts Court. @GeorgetownLaw @politico @BeaconPressBks @diverse_schools https://t.co/vNULoRfcEM
— Sheryll Cashin (@SheryllCashin) June 2, 2024
Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at the site of 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech
Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?”
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) June 2, 2024
Read More 👇🏿https://t.co/tNKqf2Q875
Meet the FAMU film crew that was highlighted at the Sports Emmys for Ken Riley biopic | Gerald Thomas III
Ken Riley still impacts the new generation of Rattlers. Telling his story, FAMU students won the SGJC’s second consecutive Coca-Cola HBCU Sports Production Grant at the @sportsemmys. 🎬
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) June 2, 2024
🎙️: @jonrocfilms, @KenRileyII1, @jjuiceup3
Via @TDOnline https://t.co/ZLeRvSJnYD
Award Winning Short Film: Field Trip | Jonathan David’s JonRocFilms
Field Trip Short Film https://t.co/T2Mm0apOKJ via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 2, 2024
Saturday, June 1, 2024
31 Bison Receive NEC Winter Academic Honors
🏊🏾♀️🏊🏾♂️ | @HUSwimming dominating in and out of the pool!
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) June 1, 2024
📰: https://t.co/LfHj1zUZx6#BleedBlue
Green Bay Packers OTAs RB Jarveon Howard from Alcorn State
Green Bay Packers OTAs RB Jarveon Howard from Alcorn State pic.twitter.com/W4B3Q3K4CJ
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) June 1, 2024
Jace Jackson (INF) transfer from University of Pittsburgh has committed to Tennessee State Softball
Jace Jackson (INF) transfer from University of Pittsburgh has committed to Tennessee State Softball
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) June 1, 2024
* Hometown: Locust Grove, GA pic.twitter.com/TiEbMeC8WP
Coach Cleo Hill Jr. Becomes Maryland Eastern Shore's New Head Basketball Coach After Restoring WSSU's Program | Kyle T. Mosley
Coach Cleo Hill Jr. Joins UMES!@HBCULegends | @UMESHawkSportshttps://t.co/pbMyEP91en
— HBCU Legends (@hbculegends) June 2, 2024
🏀CLEO HILL, JR. NAMED HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE🏀
— Maryland Eastern Shore Hawk Athletics (@UMESHawkSports) June 1, 2024
Coach Hill comes to UMES with 17 seasons of head coaching experience including successful runs at Winston-Salem State, Shaw & Cheyney.
Full story: https://t.co/c1ImwzVaDq pic.twitter.com/1fEIRq0Ptw
2024 HBCU All-Star Game MVP 🏆🥎♥️🙏🏼 Onnika Spence, Tennessee State University
2024 HBCU All-Star Game MVP 🏆🥎♥️🙏🏼@MSPtakeover @TNStateSoftball @TSU_Tigers @adidasDugout @writers_sports @NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/z4rvFhvmBO
— Onnika Spencer aka O - TN State University 🐅🥎 (@OMojo04) June 1, 2024
Congrats to Onnika Spencer for being named the MVP of the @MSPtakeover HBCU All-Star Game 👏🏿🎉🏆
— TSU Softball (@TNStateSoftball) June 1, 2024
The sophomore catcher finished with 3️⃣ hits including this solo shot💥‼️@OMojo04#RoarCity x #WhyNotUs pic.twitter.com/fQjd4j10bD
Grambling State Tigers Will End Their 'Hell Baby' Season Falling To The UL Ragin' Cajuns At The NCAA Tournament | Kyle T. Mosley
Grambling State Tigers Will End Their 'Hell Baby' Season Falling To The UL Ragin' Cajuns At The NCAA Tournament#NCAA | @HBCULegends | @GramSt_Bsb | @BlackSportsInchttps://t.co/92AXk9vdnh
— HBCU Legends (@hbculegends) June 1, 2024
Grambling State's OF Hatton gets a base hit. @hbculegends pic.twitter.com/2QyXOEjkpt
— HBCU Legends (@hbculegends) May 31, 2024
CO '25 | Georgia 5A 100-Meter State Champion Coray Stafford (H.V. Jenkins H.S., Savannah, GA) Will Be Vising Florida A&M on June 20th | Football & Track | 10.51/100 Meters🥇💨
I will be at famu june 20th🧡💚🐍 #famu #gorattlers @CoachColzie pic.twitter.com/aLnsJrZzJy
— Coray Stafford (@CorayStafford) June 1, 2024
Congratulations To Athlete Coray Stafford On Winning The Boys 5A 100 Meters State Title. #HVJFast💨💨@HVJTrack @TrainerOfSpeed1 pic.twitter.com/oL9joNWkt5
— HVJ Track/Field Recruiting Page (@HVJTrack) May 12, 2024
New PR 10.51 💨💨 Never Felt So Easy. Thanks @TrainerOfSpeed1 @HVJTrack pic.twitter.com/qpmdlzAtuJ
— Coray Stafford (@CorayStafford) May 11, 2024
Coray Stafford’s Highlight reel.. Check it out⭐️ pic.twitter.com/q0YEhrQDwB
— Coray Stafford (@CorayStafford) April 22, 2023
An unforgettable weekend at the 2024 @MEAC_SWAC Kick-Off could be yours! Enter for a chance to win tickets to the official kick-off of the college football season, along with travel, accommodations, a $500 gift card, and more!
An unforgettable weekend at the 2024 @MEAC_SWAC Kick-Off could be yours! Enter for a chance to win tickets to the official kick-off of the college football season, along with travel, accommodations, a $500 gift card, and more! https://t.co/VbMxyHbCem pic.twitter.com/oUkwBRiM3P
— Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge (@MEAC_SWAC) June 1, 2024
Love Them So!
— Fangs UP Podcast (@FangsUpPodcast) June 1, 2024
The Best Eva!#FAMU pic.twitter.com/icyRfjJL1h
Ramily, help us wish the legendary Coach Bill Hayes a Happy Birthday! We hope you enjoy your day!
Ramily, help us wish the legendary Coach Bill Hayes a Happy Birthday! We hope you enjoy your day! pic.twitter.com/8T0QZiNHQQ
— WSSU Rams Football (@WSSURamFootball) June 1, 2024
A Pair of Schedule Changes for Howard Football
🏈 | @HUBISONFOOTBALL selected for two nationally broadcasted games
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) June 1, 2024
📰: https://t.co/dqiHWsZT64#BleedBlue #STMDT
Anthony Blevins named Senior Defensive Assistant Coach for the UFL Birmingham Stallions
Anthony Blevins named Senior Defensive Assistant Coach for the UFL Birmingham Stallions
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) June 1, 2024
* Tennessee State University (2009–2011) Special teams coordinator & cornerbacks coach pic.twitter.com/z2r6i6YLcN
𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!
𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!
— Grambling State Baseball (@GramSt_Bsb) June 1, 2024
🆚: Louisiana
⌚️: 2 p.m.
📍: College Station, Texas | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
📺: https://t.co/GAInQjLUnl | ESPN+
📊: https://t.co/FdtfvG5mKT#GramFam | #ThisIsTheG🐯⚾️ pic.twitter.com/ek7Dt7UTw3
Hill to Transition to Maryland Eastern Shore
Hill to Transition to Maryland Eastern Shore https://t.co/OvSRvUbctF
— WSSU Athletics (@WSSU_Athletics) June 1, 2024