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In Black and White: Race and Sports in America. – book reviews

Like former talk-show host Arsenio Hall, Kenneth L. Shropshire, in his excellent book, In Black and White: Race and Sports in America, discusses things that make you go “HMMMMM?”

Arthur Ashe and the next generation of student athletes – Sports Scholars

With all the attention that we have finally come to pay to Arthur Ashe as a pioneering professional athlete and humanitarian it is easy to forget that Ashe was first an incredible college student-athlete at the University of California Los Angeles in the 1960s.

Faculty & Staff

Suit threatens status of Georgia’s public Black universities

ATLANTA Alumni and supporters of Georgia’s historically Black public colleges and universities are beginning to mobilize in reaction to a law suit filed last month that seeks to increase white enrollment at those schools.

By feeding community, Hytche nourished UMES – University of Maryland- Eastern Shore chancellor William P. Hytche

As a young mathematics instructor in 1963 at the college that is now the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Dr. William P. Hytche took a stand for better conditions for his students and the community surrounding the school.

NAACP to Symbolically Bury “N” Word During Annual Convention

DETROIT Julian Bond wants onlookers to understand that when the NAACP symbolically buries the “N” word on Monday the effort will be led by the younger members of the venerable civil rights organization.

McElroy encouraged by Georgia State’s ‘baby steps’ on football drive

ATLANTA Mary McElroy says she knows that some refer to Georgia State’s opening months of its fundraising drive for a possible football program as only “baby steps.”

University of North Dakota defenseman excited about NHL deal

FARGO N.D. Brian Lee says it was not an easy decision to sign with the NHL instead of returning to play hockey at the University of North Dakota. But he’s happy with his choice.

Clippers believe Thornton can make immediate impact

LOS ANGELES Al Thornton isn’t one of those young phenoms who typically fill the first round of the NBA draft every year, although his braces make him look a lot younger than 23.

Group sues NCAA over eligibility rules – National Collegiate Alhletic Association – includes related article

Black Students Unfairly Affected, Suit says The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has been hit with a lawsuit that charges that the association discriminates against Blacks by using freshman academic standards that are racially and culturally biased.

Morehouse seeks football glory – Doug Williams as a Morehouse College’s football coach

In some circles, the news of former Super Bowl most valuable player Doug Williams taking the job as Morehouse College’s new head football coach was surprising. In recent weeks, it had been reported that Williams was the leading candidate to replace Grambling’s legendary coach Eddie Robinson at the end of the 1997 season. Williams, a […]

Battle joins Bulls as assistant coach

AMHERST N.Y. Former star guard Turner Battle is back with the Bulls, hired on Thursday as a University at Buffalo men’s basketball assistant coach.

Abbott, Brayton among College Baseball Hall of Fame inductees

LUBBOCK Texas Former Michigan star and major league pitcher Jim Abbott was one of 11 former players and coaches inducted Wednesday into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

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