Eddie Jackson, 220 Quarterback Club President, FAMU Sports Hall of Famer passes away | Gerald Thomas III

One of the most passionate Rattlers left the world yesterday. President of the 220 Quarterback Club and FAMU Sports Hall of Famer Mr. Eddie Jackson has passed away.

Via @TDOnline https://t.co/G6F9AxMQAR

— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) June 4, 2024

Mr. Jackson has been so important to me since I arrived to Tallahassee 2 years ago.

My Alpha Brother, a great writer, and a man of knowledge & information.

I’ll forever cherish when he gifted me ‘Coaching Against The Wind,’ signed and authored by him.

Well done, Mr Jackson. 🐍 https://t.co/96wwzy1L3G pic.twitter.com/Pp5VDI3aCi

— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) June 4, 2024

We are saddened to hear about the passing of the President of the 220 Quarterback Club and FAMU Sports Hall of Famer, Eddie Jackson.

Jackson will be deeply missed by many.

📰 https://t.co/ZQ4rt9KtuY#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/xsQ8NSw4Lh

— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) June 4, 2024

Comments on funding played role in UAPB coach’s exit | Tanner Spearman

The former baseball coach at UAPB told a radio audience on Monday that remarks he made in a story in The Commercial contributed to his departure from the program. https://t.co/lYM1KUDBAc

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 4, 2024

Giants Now: Michael Strahan among Giants on 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Michael Strahan among Giants on 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot 🏆

📰: https://t.co/vBfZm4epkl pic.twitter.com/veZTuCA3b2

— New York Giants (@Giants) June 4, 2024

CO'24 | Concordia University - St. Paul (MN) transfer Freshman WR Armand Burris has committed to 2024 Celebration Bowl Champions Florida A&M University |6'-1"/175| Stevenson HS, IL

Armand Burris BIO

Excited for this next chapter! Words can’t even express the excitement!! #Reload #Repeat @FAMU_FB 🐍🐍🐍 https://t.co/wNwc97Q5sj

— Henry Burris (@HenryBurris) June 3, 2024

Track & Field Set to Compete on the National Stage in Eugene

Track & Field Set to Compete on the National Stage in Eugene https://t.co/k7KwkD5o8J

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 4, 2024

James talks UAPB exit in radio appearance | Tanner Spearman

The former baseball coach at UAPB told a radio audience on Monday that remarks he made in a story in The Commercial contributed to his departure from the program. https://t.co/kp1xw2oEQY

— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) June 4, 2024

WATCH | How sports agent Rich Paul rewrites the playbook for representing pro athletes | Bill Whitaker

"There’s a multi-billion-dollar business going on around most athletes that they don’t understand. But they don’t have a Rich Paul to teach them,” says four-time NBA champion Draymond Green. https://t.co/SYbCQqvOJd pic.twitter.com/cYunynqEsT

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) June 2, 2024

Tuskegee Football to Be Featured in Seven Nationally Televised Games in 2024

Tuskegee Football to Be Featured in Seven Nationally Televised Games in 2024 #SkegeeFB l #MyTUAthletics l #TVSchedule l #SIAChttps://t.co/PtCWFKwYDa pic.twitter.com/fDlLPt7MGs

— Tuskegee Football (@SkegeeFootball) 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. 🥇🤩🐍

𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦!💥⚾️

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

— Florida A&M Baseball ⚾️ (@FAMU_Baseball) June 3, 2024

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

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?”

Read More 👇🏿https://t.co/tNKqf2Q875

— theGrio.com (@theGrio) June 2, 2024

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. 🎬

🎙️: @jonrocfilms, @KenRileyII1, @jjuiceup3

Via @TDOnline https://t.co/ZLeRvSJnYD

— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) June 2, 2024

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

31 Bison Receive NEC Winter Academic Honors

🏊🏾‍♀️🏊🏾‍♂️ | @HUSwimming dominating in and out of the pool!
📰: https://t.co/LfHj1zUZx6#BleedBlue

— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) June 1, 2024

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
* Hometown: Locust Grove, GA pic.twitter.com/TiEbMeC8WP

— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) June 1, 2024

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🏀

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

— Maryland Eastern Shore Hawk Athletics (@UMESHawkSports) June 1, 2024

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 👏🏿🎉🏆

The sophomore catcher finished with 3️⃣ hits including this solo shot💥‼️@OMojo04#RoarCity x #WhyNotUs pic.twitter.com/fQjd4j10bD

— TSU Softball (@TNStateSoftball) June 1, 2024