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The Marching Band > The Football Team. Well, at least this idea remains true at HBCUs. Check out Daily Finance’s account on the 2013 “House Party.” Historically Black College and University marching bands rocked the Georgia Dome with dynamic performances on Saturday at the 11th annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. (Photo: Business Wire) An electrifying performance by [...]

After spending two weeks preparing for a game that has now been postponed, Texas A&M has turned the page and its attention to Florida. With the Aggies’ new season opener scheduled for Sept. 8 at Kyle Field after the original opener against Louisiana Tech, scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to Aug. 13 because of Hurricane Isaac, they closed the book [...]

North Carolina A&T has fired men’s basketball coach Jerry Eaves. Eaves went 99-180 during his nine years at the school.The school confirmed the firing on Tuesday, according to WXII 12′s Kenny Beck. Eaves’ last game was a 51-50 loss to Howard at last week’s MEAC tournament in Winston-Salem.N.C. A&T hasn’t announced a replacement for Eaves. Read more at WXII

The Zetas pay tribute to the NPHC fraternities in their stroll at North Carolina A&T State University.

DeWayne Wickham, a founder and past president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the organization’s highest honors. Wickham was selected by the NABJ Board of Directors at their winter meeting. In addition to being a founding member of NABJ, the current USA Today columnist also founded the Association of [...]

The 3rd annual SHOWDOWN will bring seven nationally renowned HBCU marching percussion ensembles to St. Louis to battle it out for $10,000 for their school’s percussion programs. The 2012 ensembles include Central State(Ohio), Harris-Stowe State, Howard, Kentucky State, Langston, Lincoln and North Carolina A & T Universities. The competition will be hosted at Chaifetz Arena on Saturday, April 21. The [...]

MEAC officials announced Tuesday that three women’s basketball players, including two from N.C. A&T, were suspended from Monday’s conference games because of an altercation during the Aggies’ game Saturday at S.C. State. The A&T players were Jaylan Bodiford and Tiffanie Adair. With the 2012 MEAC Basketball Tournament looming, one can only wonder how this will affect  North Carolina A&T’s chances [...]

Greensboro, N.C.–Over 40 Head Coaches have surpassed the 500 Career win mark in NCAA Dvision One Womens Basketball. With two more victories, North Carolina A&T’s Patricia Cage-Bibbs will join that exclusive club. However, she will become the first Head Coach from a HBCU program to reach the milestone. The Aggies are on the road for their next two games against [...]

Amere May of Delaware State was named Rookie of the Week and Kendall Gray, also of Delaware State, earned Defensive Player of the Week accolades in the MEAC’s Weekly Basketball honors. Akeem Ellis of Coppin State University was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week. Ellis (F, 6-6, 210, Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y.) averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 5.0 [...]