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Coach Dawn Staley: Our Head HBCU Advocate

Quintessa Williams — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:08:12 +0000

Dawn Staley’s squad has achieved an unparalleled level of dominance in women’s basketball. The unbeaten team has proven to overcome every obstacle in its path. The Gamecocks have won an astounding 109 games and lost just three in three seasons. Their latest victory at the NCAA national championships in Cleveland, Ohio was a testament to […]

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Norfolk State to Retire Kyle O’Quinn’s Jersey

HBCU Editors — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 04:00:10 +0000

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University will retire Kyle O’Quinn’s No. 10 Spartan jersey at NSU’s home game against North Carolina Central on Feb. 16, the athletics department announced on Monday. O’Quinn will be the third player in NSU men’s basketball history to have his jersey number retired, joining Bobby Dandridge (No. 12) and David Pope (No. 34). […]

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Norfolk State On the Hunt for a New President

HBCU Editors — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 21:38:51 +0000

The Board of Visitors (governing body) invites applications and nominations for the seventh President of Norfolk State University (NSU). The board seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial, innovative and creative leader with strong academic, administrative, development and business acumen. The successful candidate will be a visionary, advancing the university’s reputation while increasing resources through private and public […]

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NY Knicks’ Kyle O’Quinn Credits Norfolk State for NBA Career, Donates Major Gift

HBCU Editors — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 04:11:48 +0000

O’Quinn has also made a name as a high-level donor at NSU. https://twitter.com/Tiffani_Sykes/status/878789185481650176

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Norfolk State Football Signee Shooting in New Jersey

HBCU Editors — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 03:05:42 +0000

Norfolk State football signee Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr., who enrolled in January, was killed in a shooting near his native East Orange, N.J., on Friday, the school announced Saturday. Simpkins, 18, was reportedly found unresponsive with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle alongside another man, who later died at a hospital. Simpkins played last season at Jireh […]

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Kemrite, Cabbil Shoot Liberty Past Norfolk State, 73-64

HBCU Editors — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:49:36 +0000

YNCHBURG, Va. – Ryan Kemrite and Lovell Cabill each scored career highs and combined for 55 points to lead Liberty past the Norfolk State men’s basketball team by a 73-64 score on Monday night at the Vines Center in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Competing in the John McLendon Classic, the first game […]

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BoxToRow.com Ranks Top 10 HBCU Recruiting Classes

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:16:47 +0000

Ahead, you will find the 10 best recruiting class among Division I historically black colleges, ranked after extensive research of the 22 schools, writes Donal Ware at BoxToRow.com, who concluded that the Tigers class is No. 1. 1. Tennessee State BoxToRow.com notes: “Tennessee State continues to recruit well and has premier facilities amongst FCS programs. They […]

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57-Year-Old Grandmother Earns Bachelor’s Degree From An HBCU

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:02:21 +0000

A 57-year-old grandmother of 12 who admitted that college “was a rough four years” will graduate from a historically black college or university alongside hundreds of students on Saturday. Meet Darlene Pitts, she’s a 57-year old hardworking woman in pursuit of higher education living in Norfolk, Virginia. During her time at college, she was working […]

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UNCF Just Launched $35M Initiative To Improve Job Outcomes For HBCU Grads

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:16:28 +0000

A degree is no guarantee of success in the job market, in particular for black college grads. Many recent black college grads are underemployed and 12 percent are unemployed, a recent research has revealed. Helping to improve job outcomes for “54,000 enrolled students” at certain historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly black institutions […]

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HBCU Athletes On Redskins Roster Share Their Stories

Tommy G. Meade Jr. — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 01:51:39 +0000

Players from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) talk about the good and not so good experiences of going to a black college. In a Wednesday night’s sportscast on CBS 6 News, Sean Roberts reports on one group of Redskins “who have overcome something extra to make it in the NFL.” Both Chris Baker (Hampton) […]

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