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Hiring Hue Jackson would be a huge mistake for Morehouse CollegeMorehouse football desperately needs a shot in the arm. Hue Jackson is a dose of bad medicine....

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some of the best HBCU athletes to make it in the prosWe’ve already highlighted some of the famous Black celebrities who are HBCU alumni, but what about the athletes?...

Despite Deion Sanders' success, worthy HBCU coaches still aren't getting advancement opportunitiesOne year ago, Deion Sanders’ swift exit from Jackson State’s sideline brought a swell of attention to HBCU football that hadn’t existed in decades. What it didn’t bring were more opportunities for the coaches who are essentially lifers, no matter how much they’ve proven themselves. Before Sanders to...

Ron DeSantis’ new law is racist — Black college athletes, NCAA need to boycott Florida

Never go anywhere you aren’t invited. This week, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis did his best to uninvite anyone that isn’t white to the state’s colleges and universities. It’s time educators of color, Black athletes, and the NCAA boycott baby Trump....

Ed Reed’s temper tantrums won’t fix Bethune-Cookman’s issues

Over the last few weeks, the situation concerning Ed Reed’s short tenure as the head football coach at Bethune-Cookman University has transcended discussions amongst those in Daytona Beach, Florida, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), and Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), ...

Ed Reed, Bethune-Cookman split — no more celebrity football coaches at HBCUs [Updated]

In less than a month as the new head football coach at Bethune-Cookman University — a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) — Ed Reed has already unsurprisingly proven why he never should have been hired. Over the weekend, the College and Pro Football Hall of Famer took to social media to r...

HBCU football runs through the Carolinas — not Jackson State (Deion Sanders)

Putting the cart before the horse never works — especially for a coach that has a history of coming up short....

Deion Sanders’ pimping of Jackson State and HBCU culture is finally over

What started with a lavish indoor pep rally during the height of the pandemic — putting the health of students and school employees at risk — ended with a cowardice move to dodge reporters, as the head coach of a 12-0 football team that just won its second straight Southwestern Athletic Conference C...