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Deron Snyder, from Brooklyn, is an award-winning columnist who lives near D.C. and pledged Alpha at HU-You Know! He’s reaching high, lying low, moving on, pushing off, keeping up, and throwing down. Got it? Get more at blackdoorventures.com/deron

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March 13, 2024
After a scuffle between their teams, Staley gave a perfect response by apologizing, while Mulkey suggested more violence was the answer.
March 11, 2024
Jackson State Tigers open play Wednesday in the SWAC tournament after winning their fifth consecutive regular-season title under head coach Tomekia Reed.
Florida DEI ban, theGrio.com
March 7, 2024
University of Florida fired its DEI employees per state mandate, and Emmitt Smith calls on Black athletes to use their power to make a change.
March 6, 2024
Kiki Baker Barnes leads the rebranding of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to become themHBCU Athletic Conference effective July 1.
Cam Newton, theGrio.com
February 28, 2024
There were no serious injuries from the fight, but Cam Newton and others should commit to do better and not be bad role models.
February 26, 2024
Howard, the only HBCU with a collegiate skating program, competed in the Blue Hen Ice Classic at the University of Delaware.
February 23, 2024
Coco Gauff had every right to go off on the chair umpire for a bad call at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
February 21, 2024
Whether LeBron will get the chance to play with his eldest son Bronny is up in the air, but that won’t fix the All-Star Game.
February 20, 2024
The NBA referees from Black colleges and universities credit their HBCUs for providing early lessons on professionalism.
February 14, 2024
James Weldon Johnson’s lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing” have no meaning when sung by white people who can’t relate to the struggle. 
February 12, 2024
Rajah Caruth is a student at the HBCU Winston-Salem State University while driving for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR truck series.
February 9, 2024
75 years ago, the Grambling alum signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams and paved the way for hundreds of HBCU players.
Super Bowl LVIII - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Press Conference
February 7, 2024
Without Black journalists covering a predominantly Black league, the public is subject to receiving whitewashed versions of reality.
February 5, 2024
The Virginia Union men’s basketball team was the guest of the Washington Wizards during a game at Capital One Arena.
January 31, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is headed to his fourth Super Bowl in six years as he attempts to win his third Lombardi Trophy.
January 29, 2024
The FAMU bowling team is in disarray after a player says she was kicked off the team for choosing studying over practice.
January 24, 2024
The North Carolina A&T alum started from the bottom on his way to becoming GM of the Detroit Lions. Now his team is one win away from its first Super Bowl.
January 22, 2024
Seth Towns and Joshua Strong play basketball for Howard University while studying in the doctorate program and law school, respectively.
Pat McAfee, MLK Day, theGrio.com
January 17, 2024
ESPN’s Pat McAfee managed to make MLK Day about himself while embracing an expression that includes the N-word.
January 16, 2024
Texas Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference has named former NFL player Cris Dishman as its new head coach.