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Prep coach leaves for college; teams begin summer workouts – Daytona Times
BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES New Smyrna Beach native Sean Washington has stepped down as head coach at Pine Ridge High in Deltona. He is taking a job as tight ends coach at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) located in Itta Beta, Mississippi. “I felt it was the right
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Feds Arrest Rapper Who Snitched On His Own Unemployment Scam In Song
Rappers rap and scammers scam, but nothing can come good of combining the two. Case in point, a rapper named Nuke Bizzle was arrested by the Feds after detailing his unemployment insurance scam in his own video.
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VIDEO: Thanks To Prime Time, Historically Black Colleges And Universities Are Reaching The Big Time | Atlanta Daily World
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US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Urges the Family of a Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in Oregon to Not Roll the Dice on Compensation and to Call Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste For Serious Results
SALEM, OREGON, USA, October 19, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Oregon US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate says, "We are urging the wife, or adult son-daughter of a Navy Veteran with mesothelioma in Oregon to not roll the dice on financial …
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HBCU Football: Alabama St. looks to stay unbeaten in tough SWAC East Division
By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times Alabama State University will visit Florida A&M on Saturday, Oct. 2 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) matchup that could have an impact for the Hornets in the conference’s East Division. The kickoff is set for 5 p.m. The Hornets
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(BPRW) Walgreens Mobile Clinic Administers COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines at Historically Black College and University Events news -The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) DEERFIELD, Ill.-(BUSINESS WIRE)- The next stops for the Walgreens mobile clinic offering walk-up access to COVID-19 and flu immunizations are focused on events tied to some
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New ESPN Partnerships May Give HBCU Football Its Overdue Shine - Blavity
August 28 marked the kick-off to ESPN's partnership with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Both conferences are comprised of coalitions of HBCUs.  Two weeks ago, the ESPN crew headed to the Atlanta, Georgia, Center Parc Stadium for the North
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"Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings" | New York Carib News
Millions of Americans have turned out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians—often Black people—at the hands of law enforcement.
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Grambling State University was founded in 1901 in Grambling, Louisiana. In the post- Civil War effort to build schools for former African American slaves, several colleges were established in Louisiana.  All of them were concentrated in the more populous southern portion of the state including
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NCAA Bans Championships Where Confederate Flags Are Flown
Connecticut (BNC)– ESPN’s Alex Scarborough confirmed Friday June 19 that NCAA officials passed a new policy that bans all of its championship events from being held in states that still fly the Confederate
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Bethune-Cookman Moves to SWAC - Black News Channel
By David Johnson / BNC Digital Reporter Birmingham, Alabama (BNC) The rich get richer as the South Western Athletics Conference (SWAC) adds its 12th member in Bethune-Cookman University, who will be joining the SWAC with FAMU in the 2021-2022 academic school year. The decision was reached during
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Deion Sanders announces he will become Jackson State’s football coach
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders says he will become Jackson State’s football coach. Sanders made... View Article The post Deion Sanders announces he will become Jackson State’s football coach appeared first on TheGrio.
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FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC – Florida Courier
SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES TALLAHASSEE – The Florida AM University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic year. The move was approved by SWAC member schools 10-0 on June 4. “While we have
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Jackson State University's Deion Sanders And QB Son, Shedeur Sanders, Named SWAC Coach & Freshman Of The Year - Blavity
Deion Sanders  — affectionately referred to as "Coach Prime"— and his son, Shedeur Sanders, have both earned a major accomplishment thanks to their football-based efforts at  Jackson State University . The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) recently  announced  that  Deion Sanders  was its
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Report: NCAA To Relocate 2021 Men’s Basketball Tournament To Indianapolis
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE UPDATE (1/4/21 at 2:24PM ET): The NCAA has confirmed that Indianapolis will be the home of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The sites are: Indianapolis…
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Trabuco Hills baseball feeling better after hammering El Camino Real in regional opener - L.A. Focus News
MISSION VIEJO - The Trabuco Hills baseball team quickly recovered from its heartbreaking loss in the CIF-SS Division 2 championship game this past weekend to rout El Camino Real of Woodland Hills 9-1 on Tuesday in the CIF SoCal Regional Division II quarterfinals. The Mustangs exploded for 13 hits
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This Black, Queer, Muslim Candidate Could Make History In Oklahoma
Progressive Mauree Turner, running for state House, is hoping to become the first Muslim lawmaker in Oklahoma history.
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B-CU follows FAMU; leaving MEAC for SWAC –
After a week of speculation, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU is moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference
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Coronavirus live updates: Watchdog to investigate political pressure on CDC, FDA – National News – The Black Chronicle
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) - A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide. Over 40 million people across the globe…
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Wake Forest University will host ESPN College GameDay for the first time in the show’s history - WS Chronicle
Deacon Nation, it’s our time! ESPN College GameDay is headed to Winston-Salem for Wake Forest’s season opener against No. 1 Clemson. The show will air on ESPN and is set to start at 9 a.m. on Sept. 12 live from Truist
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El Camino Real baseball rallies second time to top Cleveland in drama-filled City semifinal - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. RESEDA - Drama is impossible to avoid on the road to the City Section's Open Division baseball final. El Camino Real and Cleveland both experienced it Wednesday afternoon. El Camino Real needed to rally
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Bama-Miami; Clemson-Georgia highlight ESPN's opening weekend | The Atlanta Voice
ESPN’s opening weekend of college football features defending national champion Alabama facing Miami in Atlanta and Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte, North Carolina. The network also announced a six-year agreement with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference to
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Michigan mauls its way to College Football Playoff top four, joining Georgia, Alabama and Cincinnati news -The Black Chronicle Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide, blackchronicle sprots news, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bearcats, COLLEGE, College Football, Football,
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Keeping it Real: When the Nation’s Leadership is Not Worthy—We Must Vote Them Out! - Black Voice News
S.E. Williams To suppress the vote is to make a mockery of democracy. And those who do so are essentially acknowledging that their policies are unpopular. If you can't convince a majority of voters that your ideas are worthy, you try to limit the pool of voters. -Dan Rather “I went from 'yay love
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Alabama to host 4 HBCU football games of note on today, Oct. 9
By The Birmingham Times Football fans in Alabama can choose between some exciting Historically Black College and University (HBCU) football games today, Oct. 9, 2021. In Huntsville at 2 p.m., Alabama A&M will entertain Jackson State in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) showdown. The focus
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Watch Utah State vs. North Dakota: TV channel, live stream info, start time news -The Black Chronicle
Through 3 Quarters Down one at the end of last quarter, the Utah State Aggies have now snagged the lead. It's anybody's game after three quarters, but Utah State is… The post Watch Utah State vs. North Dakota: TV channel, live stream info, start time appeared first on The Black Chronicle.
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Michigan Gas Prices Drop Six Cents
If there was ever a time to fill up your gas tank in Michigan, it’s now. Officials at the American Automobile Association say gas prices have dropped cents in the past week. Michigan’s gas prices are averaging $2.06 per gallon, identical to last month’s prices, but 62 cents below what they were
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Black Officers Break from Unions Over Trump Endorsements | Afro
By Claudia Lauer The Associated Press Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump's reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these
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Movie update: Fourth 'Jumanji' film is '100%' in discussions, producer says
The producer of 'Jumanji' has given an encouraging update on the future of the film franchise, promising there are 'big plans' in the works.
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