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Delaware St. Is Adding First DI HBCU Women’s Wrestling Program
Wrestling continues to be a popular sport in college athletics, and now more women are pursuing the sport, which in turn has pushed it...
HBCU Institution Allen University Is Now A Full NCAA DII Member
After years of waiting and stacks of paperwork, HBCU institution Allen University has achieved its goal of becoming a full NCAA DII member.
The news...
Tennessee St. Hires Duanté Abercrombie As First Ice Hockey Head Coach In HBCU History
Last year, Tennessee State made history when it announced it was launching the first ice hockey team in HBCU sports history. This past week,...
Maryland Eastern Shore Becomes First D1 HBCU With Men’s Volleyball
On Thursday, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) made history by becoming the first DI HBCU athletic program to field a men's volleyball...
HBCU Football Players Named Campbell Trophy Finalists
We love celebrating athletes whose on-the-field success is matched with their off-the-field success, so we're excited to write about Benedict College defensive end, Loobert...
Colorado’s Victory Is A Win For Deion, The School And HBCUs
There was nothing bigger on Saturday than Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
Their game against TCU in Texas was a much-hyped event that officially...
“State Of HBCU Athletics” Headlines The Get In The Game Sports Business Career Conference
Englewood, NJ; Thursday, July 26th, 2023- We at First and Pen are proud to partner with sports data and analytics company SBRnet to host...
Tennessee St. Adds Hockey, Elevating The Ascent Of HBCU Athletics
On Wednesday afternoon, Tennessee State held a press conference to present a long-awaited and highly anticipated announcement.
Ice hockey was coming to HBCU athletics.
https://twitter.com/TSUTigersHockey/status/1674116942653714433
In the...
HS QB Who Lost Football Scholarship For Saying “N-Word” From Rap Song Gets Offer...
When we all last saw, Marcus Stokes, he was having his football scholarship from Florida rescinded because he was seen on video repeating rap...
Deion Sanders Should Tell Colorado “No” And Keep Elevating HBCU Football
On Saturday, Colorado reportedly made Jackson St. head coach Deion Sanders an offer to become the Buffaloes' next head coach.
In response, Deion should politely...
HBCU Volleyball Team Leaves Tournament After Racist Message
Technology has enabled racism and ignorance to be exposed more frequently, and that's what happened earlier in the week in Montgomery, Alabama.
While attending the...
Sanders-Robinson Heated Handshake Gives HBCU Football More Great Attention
HBCU football wants more attention. Yesterday's postgame handshake between Jackson St.'s Deion Sanders and Alabama St.'s Eddie Robinson Jr., provided it.
As law enforcement escorted...
HBCU Students Chosen For NFL’s Sports Medicine Diversity Initiative
The NFL's diversity push, particularly through involvement with HBCU institutions, continues.
Yesterday the league, in partnership with the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional...
Could Deion Sanders Turn Jackson St. Into An HBCU Notre Dame?
What Deion Sanders has done in and for HBCU football in under three years is remarkable.
Named Jackson State's 21st head football coach in September...
Charles Barkley To Donate $1 Million To HBCU Spelman College
Last week, Charles Barkley, inspired by the impact Spelman College had on his business partner's daughter, decided to donate $1 million to the HBCU...
Eddie George, Tennessee State Score Another Big Win For HBCU Football
Tennessee State's biggest of 2021 occurred when the school signed former NFL All Pro running back, Eddie George, as their new head football coach.
After...
Arkansas Pine Bluff Athletics’ Financial Challenges Prove HBCUs Need More Support
HBCU institutions have received a wealth of support in recent years.
From donations and fundraisers to famous coaches and sponsorships, HBCU schools and their...
HBCU Virginia State Adds Men’s And Women’s Soccer And Lacrosse
The growth of HBCU sports continues, this time at Virginia State University (VSU).
Earlier this week, the university announced they were adding both men's and...
Tennessee State, Predators To Raise Money For HBCU Hockey Program
Tennessee State made headlines when they announced they were looking to start an ice hockey program.
Mikki Allen, Tennessee State's athletics director, made the announcement...
Fisk University Starting First HBCU Women’s Gymnastics Program
The growth of HBCU athletic programs continued on Friday when Fisk University announced it was launching "the first HBCU Intercollegiate Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team."
In...
Deion Sanders Awakens The Sleeping Giant Of HBCU Football
On December 15, 2021, Deion Sanders and Jackson State University (JSU) shocked the college football world by flipping the #1 recruit in 2022, defensive...
Is Master P’s Pulling Hercy Miller Out Of Tennessee St. Good Or Bad For...
In July, Master P and his son, Hercy Miller, announced a $2 million NIL deal for Hercy, an incoming freshman basketball player for HBCU...
Morgan State Revives Wrestling, Becomes Sole HBCU Wrestling Program
HBCU schools and universities have garnered a great deal of interest over the last few years, becoming recipients of both financial and athletic attention....
Chris Paul Will Host Inaugural HBCU Basketball Challenge
Chris Paul has advocated for HBCU schools and universities over the last few seasons. He's worn HBCU apparel and added HBCU messaging to his...
J.R. Smith Is Officially An HBCU Student-Athlete
J.R. Smith is recognized for many things, but student-athlete isn't one of them.
As of this week, that is no longer true.
On Tuesday, the NCAA...
One-Armed Basketball Sensation, Donato Domínguez, Gets Offer From HBCU Tennessee State
His basketball talents are unquestionable and his scoring ability is remarkable. But Hansel Emmanuel Donato Domínguez's game is not the first thing that wows...
HBCU Program Jackson State Fields First Player With NIL Deal
At midnight, the long awaited NIL opportunities for NCAA athletes commenced. And leading the way was Jackson State defensive end, Antwan Owens.
https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1410448170614673409
Ross Dellenger of...
HBCU Football And Steelers Legend, Bill Nunn, Enshrined In Pro Football HOF
Earlier this week, before the NFL Draft started, legendary Steelers scout, Bill Nunn, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It was...
Instead Of Wondering What’s Next For Deion, Celebrate What He’s Doing
Deion Sanders is no stranger to attention for he is a lightning rod for it-deserved, unwarranted and self-generated.
When he was given the head coaching...
Mike Tomlin, Deion Sanders Should Be Coaches Of The Year
Mike Tomlin and Deion Sanders are future and current Hall of Fame football talents who are both loved and criticized by many.
While Tomlin didn't...
“Athletes For Harris” Launches In Support Of Kamala Harris
From the moment Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic Presidential candidate, a surge of enthusiasm and excitement has swelled, with groups forming to support...
E. D’Wayne Robinson Named New Athletic Director At Alcorn State
There's nothing like going home again, and that holds true for E. D'Wayne Robinson, who returns to his alma Mater, Alcorn State, as the...
Maryland Eastern Shore Gives AD Tara Owens Five-Year Extension
The start of the college football season has delivered great news for Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks' fans as the school has given Vice President...
Howard Basketball Coach Seeking $100 Million PE Team Investment
HBCU athletics has been on the rise in recent years, with new programs launching across campuses such as Morgan State (wrestling, acrobatics and tumbling),...
Kamala Harris Can Work With Sports To Win The White House
In a little over a week, Kamala Harris ignited a blue tsunami of support after President Biden, who announced he won't run for re-election,...
UMBC Hires Tiffany D. Tucker As New Athletics Director
Last week, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) announced that it had hired Tiffany D. Tucker as its new Director of Athletics, Physical...
Ravens Super Bowl Star Jacoby Jones Passes Away
Sad news from the NFL came on Sunday when former Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones passed away at the age of 40.
https://twitter.com/NFLPA/status/1812546014290596022
"We are deeply...
1930 Yankee Stadium Negro League Game Was About More Than Baseball
Yankee Stadium is known as the House that Ruth built, but the legendary stadium also has a historic connection to the Negro Leagues and...
Memphis Hires Former Morgan St. AD Ed Scott As Tigers New AD
On Wednesday, Dr. Ed Scott added another role to his impressive college athletics administration resume by being named the new Senior Vice President and...
MLB/FOX Puts Black Baseball History In Primetime With Rickwood Field Game
On Thursday night, Black baseball history will be highlighted in primetime when Fox Sports airs the St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants game...
Under Team President Keith Dawkins, These Aren’t Your Parent’s Harlem Globetrotters Anymore
I remember when the Globetrotters featured players like Curly Neal, Meadowlark Lemon and Sweet Lou Dunbar entertaining audiences to the sound of "Sweet Georgia...
Jamaal Walton Returns To VMI As Director Of Athletics
On Friday, Jamaal Walton returned to Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in a happy homecoming as he was named the school's director of intercollegiate athletics.
Walton,...
2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships Capped Off A Special Era For Black Wrestlers
Wrestling fans have been treated to a special era of Black wrestling success over the last four years at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, a...
Grambling’s First Four Win Is Bigger Than You Think
On Tuesday night, HBCU fans celebrated Grambling St.'s historic 88-81 OT win over Montana St. in the First Four of the Men's NCAA Basketball...
Are These The Last Days Of Black Iconic College Basketball Coaches?
After reading a story by Eric Prisbell of On3 about the loss of larger-than-life men's basketball coaches, it struck me that we have in...
Get In The Game Sports Business Career Conference Returns To Baltimore in 2024
We at First and Pen are excited to announce that the Get In The Game Sports Business Career Conference will return to Baltimore in...
NAACP Urges Black Athletes To Take A Stand Against Florida’s “Anti-Black Policies”
Last May, the NAACP issued a warning to Black people thinking about traveling to Florida. Now it's done the same for Black student-athletes.
On Monday,...
Black Athletes Must Join Emmitt Smith’s Attack On Florida’s Anti-DEI Efforts
Under Ron DeSantis, Florida has become an unfriendly, uninviting and fearfully hostile state for Black people.
The Florida Governor has used bullying and fascist tactics...
Shannon Sharpe Has Become A Media Force We Haven’t Seen Before
I am and have been a fan of Shannon Sharpe and what he has accomplished and become.
As a seventh-round pick out of Savanah...
Jordan Love Is Following The Path Traveled By Steve McNair
After three seasons at Utah State, Jordan Love's ascent on the NFL Draft boards began.
After finishing his junior year at Utah State in 2019...
Can Rowing Become A Home For Black Athletes?
Most sports are inclusive and have shed, or are shedding, their exclusionary roots and barriers to entry to embrace, respect and protect diversity and...
Grambling St. Names Mickey Joseph New Head Football Coach
On Monday morning, storied HBCU football program Grambling State named longtime college football coach Mickey Joseph its new head football coach.
https://twitter.com/GSU_TIGERS/status/1736806988678672569
Joseph becomes the Tigers'...
The 2023 Celebration Bowl Is Rooted In History
The 2023 Celebration Bowl featuring Florida A&M University and Howard University occurs on the 90th anniversary of their first matchup. The inaugural Orange Blossom...
DeSantis Has $1 Million For FSU To Sue The CFP But Not For Black...
Last week, we watched Florida State get robbed by the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee when the Seminoles were excluded from the playoffs in...
Doug Williams, James Harris Honored With Field Naming At Grambling
Yesterday, Grambling State University announced they would be honoring two of their legendary players, Doug Williams and James "Shack" Harris", by naming the field...
Deion Sanders Has Made Saturdays A Black Family Gathering Day
Over the past two weeks, nothing has been bigger in college sports than Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
College football fans and celebrities from...
Grambling Honors Tigers Legend Willis Reed With Scholarship
Willis Reed was a star for the New York Knicks and one of the greatest players in NBA history.
But before he took to...
Deion Sanders Isn’t A Businessman. He’s a Business, Man.
Jay-Z could easily have been describing Deion Sanders when he tore up the remix for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" for Sanders is much more...
Diddy Is Honoring $1 Million Pledge To Jackson St. Football
Diddy always told people that he wouldn't stop and later today he'll prove that again.
On June 26th, 2022 at the BET Award, an emotional...
SlamBall’s Return Was A Hard-Hitting Slam Dunk
24 years ago, fans were introduced to a high-flying, trampoline-bouncing, hard-hitting, trash-talking, dunking-all-on-your-head sport called SlamBall.
At first, many thought it was a gimmick that...
University Of The Virgin Islands Names Dr. Karen M. Carty New AD
For those not in the know, the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is an HBCU institution with campuses on the islands of St....
The Power Of Coach Prime Is Why Colorado Got A Big 12 Invite
Late Wednesday evening, news broke that the Big 12 voted unanimously to invite the University of Colorado away from the Pac 12 and to...
Is Charles Barkley Becoming The Role Model He Once Said He Wasn’t?
Charles Barkley the person is a stark contrast from Charles Barkley the player.
On the NBA hardwood, Barkley was a dominant force who played much...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Athletics Gets Much-Needed Financial Gift From Alumni Couple
Last year we wrote about the athletic department at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (UAPB) to illustrate the financial difficulties many HBCU athletic departments...
Albany State Hires Dr. Kristene Kelly As Its New Athletic Director
Dr. Kristene Kelly, Albany State University's new Director of Athletics, is returning to her HBCU roots.
The 2000 graduate of CIAA school Johnson C. Smith...
Charles Barkley Delivers For Bethune-Cookman As Promised
Charles Barkley has been delivering on his efforts to help HBCUs, and this month he came through again.
Last week, the first installment of Barkley's...
Gutting Affirmative Action Will Also Impact Black Student Athletes
The Supreme Court's decision to gut Affirmative Action last week has had an immediate impact.
Beleaguered colleges and universities across many states, particularly those...
CIAA Tournament To Remain In Baltimore Through 2026
Great news for CIAA basketball fans and the city of Baltimore as the two have agreed to keep the tournament in the city through...
Missouri’s Kerrick Jackson Becomes First Black Head Baseball Coach In SEC History
Last night the University of Missouri's baseball team hired Kerrick Jackson as its new head baseball coach and made history in the process.
Jackson, a...
Texas Southern’s National Cheer Title Proves Black Girls Cheer, Too
In April, the Texas Southern University cheerleading squad made history by becoming the first HBCU to win a national championship.
The team traveled to Daytona...
NFL Expands Initiative To Increase Diversity In Sports Medicine
On Monday, the NFL, the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) jointly announced the expansion of the NFL...
Angry At Deion’s Colorado Purge? Blame The Business Of College Football
College football fans are up in arms about Deion Sanders' roster purge at the University of Colorado, and rightfully so as it's alarming to...
Markquis Nowell Reps NYC Point Guard Tradition During March Madness
Big guards represent in the NBA but in college basketball, especially during March Madness, smaller guards continue to prove their worth. That holds true...
Princeton’s Quincy Monday’s Wrestling Legacy Forges Success On And Off The Mat
Over the weekend, wrestling held its own version of March Madness, and one of the competitors was Princeton's Quincy Monday.
Monday, a senior at Princeton,...
Black Wrestling History And Success On Display Again At The 2023 NCAA Championships
At the 2021 NCAA wrestling championships, history was made when five Black champions representing three different schools were crowned.
It was a proud moment for...
Howard Men’s Swimming & Diving Wins Its First NEC Title
Thanks to Howard University, the jokes about Black people and swimming can officially cease.
On Saturday, Howard's men's swimming and diving team (928 points) captured...
New Hampton AD Anthony Henderson Officially Returns Home To The Pirates
In this age of rapid technology development, experience does still matter. That's especially true for new Hampton University Athletic Director, Anthony Henderson.
"I've been at...
Wayne State Hires Tyrone Wheatley As New Head Football Coach
Former Michigan Wolverines' star Tyrone Wheatley is returning home as the new head football coach of the Wayne State Warriors.
Late last week, Wheatley was...
Kyle Jackson Named Bowie State’s Head Football Coach
Great news for Kyle Jackson as Bowie State removed the interim tag from his title and officially named him its head football coach.
Jackson became...
Lessons Learned From Ed Reed’s Brief Time With Bethune-Cookman
Ed Reed's bizarre and brief time with Bethune-Cookman began with an exciting announcement on December 27th that the university reached an agreement with the...
