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Florida Classic Rivalry Still Delivering Much Anticipated HBCU Camaraderie

December 2, 2022 admin 0

Every year a wave takes over central Florida the week before Thanksgiving bringing tens of thousands of HBCU lovers to Orlando for the annual Florida classic. It doesn’t matter who wins or loses the well […]

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Tigers Dominate Tuskegee For First-Ever SIAC Football Championship

November 21, 2022 admin 0

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Article by: Dennis Switzer, Sports Information Director, Benedict College – In a historic season of firsts, the Benedict College Tigers reached another milestone with their first-ever SIAC football championship by overwhelming Tuskegee […]

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Local Angler Wins National Bass Awards

November 9, 2022 admin 0

The Team Gold Rod Bass Black Fishing Club held their annual Bass Classic at the largest lake in Osceola County in Kissimmee, Florida,  Lake Tohopekalig, also known as Lake Taho.  This year’s winner was Robert […]

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Olympic Champion Sanya Richards-Ross Runs in Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend

November 8, 2022 admin 0

The four-time gold medal sprinter finished her first 5K at Walt Disney World Resort – Olympic track and field champion and reality TV star Sanya Richards-Ross finished her very first 5K during Disney Wine & […]

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Ribault Inducts Hall of Fame Honorees

October 19, 2022 admin 0

The Jean Ribault Athletic Hall of Fame committee festively inducted the 2021 and 2022 classes after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic.  Held at Platinum Events, Ribault legends Laveranues Coles, Shelia Seymore-Pennik and […]

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Jags (13) Lose to Texans (6)

October 14, 2022 admin 0

TIAA Bank Field was loud during the Week five matchup against the Houston Texans. From the first preseason game to now, fans were excited and the word on the Duval streets was that Jaguars will […]

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NBA Legend Discusses Rare Heart Disease that Mostly Affects African Americans

October 13, 2022 admin 0

@StacyBrownMedia / NNPA NEWSWIRE — (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – Through his involvement with Pfizer, Legendary former NBA player and coach Don Chaney encourages African Americans who […]

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WGA Caddie Academy Awarded $125,000 From PGA TOUR to Support Programming That Reaches Underserved and Underrepresented Youth

October 3, 2022 admin 0

Korn Ferry Tour’s NV5 Invitational Wins Inaugural PGA TOUR Charity Challenge. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida & GLENVIEW, Illinois– The PGA TOUR announced that the Western Golf Association (WGA) Caddie Academy is the recipient of a $125,000 award. The nonprofit […]

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Commentary: Misogynoir in Sports: How Black Women Athletes are Devalued

September 29, 2022 admin 0

By Donald Earl Collins – This is a world of anti-Blackness, one where the contributions of African people and of the African diaspora are erased, stolen, or undervalued. This is doubly so for Black women […]

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Women’s Golf Returns to EWC Supported by Lady Golfers

September 21, 2022 admin 0

Edward Waters University Women’s Golf Team and the Women of Color Golf (WOCG) and Girls on the Green Tee (GOTGT), Tampa, Florida recently launched a community-based outreach mentoring program.  This dual-purpose initiative will engage the […]

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