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Tag: HBCU sports
Sports
First HBCU Women’s Gymnastics Team Could Be on Horizon
As Simone Biles and more superstar gymnasts of color made waves at this year’s Olympics, Grambling State University (GSU) took steps to consider becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with a women’s gymnastics team.
August 9, 2021
Sports
NBA Icon Isiah Thomas Inspires Others to Support HBCUs
Isiah Thomas, a two-time NBA champion, is encouraging community members to support historically Black colleges and universities through a new partnership with Florida Memorial University (FMU) in Miami Gardens.
August 24, 2018
Sports
Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues
The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.
April 1, 2015
Sports
Commentary: When a Football Game Sends the Wrong Message
Law professor Aaron N. Taylor laments what he calls the ‘prostitution’ of Black football programs.
September 16, 2012
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