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(Source: www.usatoday.com) by Mike Jones – Standout football players from historically Black colleges and universities will receive an additional opportunity to showcase their skills to NFL teams beginning next February. The Black College Football Hall […]

(Source: www.out.com) – BY MIKELLE STREET – And just like that, more history for Leyna Bloom. Model and actress Leyna Bloom is no stranger to making history. Since breaking out on the scene in fashion about […]

By HBCU Editors (Source: www.hbcubuzz.com/Florida A&M University) –  has always been a leader in HBCU athletics, and now their games will look a whole lot sharper. Learn about FAMU’s new multi-year partnership with one of […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (www.blackpressusa.com)-  “I am sorry to make a very sad announcement,” wrote Hagler’s wife, Kay. “Today, unfortunately, my beloved husband Marvelous Marvin passed away […]

By Derek Major (Source: www.blackenterprise.com) In 2001, the NFL Draft scouts, analysts, coaches, general managers, and franchise owners were still wondering if a Black man could play quarterback (QB) when Michael Vick was being considered […]

By Terry Shropshire | March 10, 2021 (Source: www.rollingout.com) – The Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier heavyweight boxing bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 8, 1971, remains arguably the greatest and most anticipated sporting event in American history. […]

Cassandra Negley | Yahoo Sports Maia Chaka will be the first Black woman to work as an NFL referee when she takes the field in her new role this fall. The NFL made the announcement Friday morning […]

By: Anthony Amey & Alyssa Wilson – Although the league’s roster of players is about 70% Black, only three out of 32 teams have a Black coach. The end of every regular season of the […]

Through the years there are leaders, there are coaches, there are role models, there are mentors; then, there are those individuals that carry with them lasting legacies for future generations. Recently the Level the Playing […]

By Willie B. Hall – Many have never heard of the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association (FIAA), the organization that regulated athletic programs of black high schools in Florida before integration. The FIAA was created in the […]