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Operation Black Male

The media and scholarly literature are replete with countless reminders of the negative plight of…

Tennessee’s Summitt First Women’s Basketball Coach to Eclipse $1 Million Salary

Pat Summitt is the newest millionaire coach and the first in women’s basketball. The University of Tennessee recently raised Summitt’s salary to $1.125 million for next season and extended her contract six years, through the 2011-2112 season.

HBCU Alums Well Represented in 2006 NBA Playoffs

Historically Black colleges and universities are not the first places that come to mind when you think of professional sports factories. HBCUs rarely play a significant role in the multimillion-dollar college athletics industry and generally don’t send many players into the professional ranks. But those few alums that do make it to the pros seem […]

USF Football Team Honored for Stand Against Racism

University of San Francisco on Friday honored its 1951 football team for forgoing fame and glory in its stand against racism.

Northwestern Says Men’s Swimming, Mascots Hazed Team Members

Northwestern University has punished its men’s swim team and students who perform as the school’s mascot for hazing, said a school spokesman, just days after the school suspended its women’s soccer team amid similar allegations.

Northwestern Suspends Soccer Team After Alleged Hazing Incident

Northwestern University suspended its women’s soccer team from all athletic activities Monday pending an investigation of alleged hazing involving players last year.

Three HBCU football players were chosen in the 2006 NFL Draft.

The number of draftees from HBCUs this year dropped from last year’s total…

Minority Coaches On the Move In High-Profile Basketball Programs

It’s not unusual for the annual postseason coaching carousel to deposit old faces in new places. But for the minority head coaches playing musical chairs this off-season…

Novel by Harvard Student Pulled From Stores

Rarely has an author succeeded, then failed, as quickly as Kaavya Viswanathan, the Harvard University sophomore who acknowledged lifting material for her debut novel…

Harvard Sophomore Accused of Plagiarism in Debut Novel

The publisher of a 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore’s debut novel is investigating the work because it includes several passages that are similar to a book by another author published in 2001….

Fired Grambling Employees Fire Back With Lawsuit

Several former Grambling State University employees, including a fired athletic director, have filed a suit alleging wrongful and illegal termination…

Two Duke Lacrosse Players Arrested; DA Hopes to Charge Third

Two Duke University lacrosse players were arrested early Tuesday on charges of raping and kidnapping an exotic dancer hired to dance at an off-campus party, and the district attorney says he hopes to charge a third person soon…

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