It was too big of a highlight that ESPN’s Sports Center couldn’t pass it up.
Jackson State’s win on a Hail Mary was among the top plays of Week 1 in college football. (Here’s the ESPN link. The above video is courtesy of WAPT.) Continue reading.
Beaumont, Texas. – An engaging matchup throughout the first half, Lamar University pulled away at home to defeat Grambling State University 42-27 in Provost Umphrey Stadium Saturday.
Despite an impressive attempt by the Tigers they just couldn’t secure a victory for the season opener. Sophomore full back Dre’ Fusilier secured a touchdown in the first quarter for the Tigers. GSU’s own Marc Orozco secured two field goals in the second quarter making the score 13-14 at the half. After leading just 14-13 at the half, Lamar University returned by going on a run against Grambling scoring 28 points in the third quarter. The runs included three touchdowns in the final five minutes of the third quarter to put away the visiting Tigers (0-1).
The Tigers will look to regroup Saturday when they travel to take on the University of Houston at TDECU Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
The pews of the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church will be alive with music on Saturday, September 6, when the Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University visits Bridgehampton.
The concert is sponsored by the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center. The choir is known for inspiring through song and dance—and it’s pretty much guaranteed the crowd will be on its feet, rocking and swaying to the gospel music with the performers.
The concert begins at 4:30 p.m. The Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church is located at 2429 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. Advanced reserved seats are $50 and donations of $25 in advance and $30 at the door are requested. For more information, call (631) 537-0616 or visit bhccrc.com.
From the Baltimore Sun
This week in Crime Scene, Matt Jablow looks the unsolved murder of a popular University of Maryland Eastern Shore student.
On the night of Feb. 16, 2013, Edmond St. Clair and two friends were on their way to pick up food when three men stopped their car. When St. Clair got out to confront the men, one of them stabbed him in the heart with a knife.
Despite there being 20 to 30 people who saw the crime, the killer has yet to be identified.
The school year is set to begin at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) with exciting new developments and initiatives to improve the collegiate experience. Apart from an upcoming launch of a new fitness center and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academy and Conference Center, the newest addition to the UAPB experience is the Pride Forum.
A collection of distinguished speakers sponsored by different organizations, the Pride Forum began with Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons on Tuesday, August 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the H.O. Clemmons arena of the Kenneth L. Johnson, Sr. Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Complex. Sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership, the free, public event is the main attraction for Welcome Back Week at UAPB.
One of the most iconic figures in music, Rev Run is the front man of seminal hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. and has sold tens of millions of records worldwide and is widely credited for ushering rap music into mainstream culture. An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Run-D.M.C. was named the greatest hip-hop artist of all-time by both MTV and VH1.
Recently, Rev Run has become a highly sought-after deejay and public speaker. Behind the turntables, Rev Run has toured around the world headlining music festivals across Europe and performing at high-profile events at the Super Bowl, American Music Awards, and New York Fashion Week. A dynamic speaker, Run has relayed his positive messages of family, faith, and hip-hop at some of the world’s largest churches and most prestigious universities.
The return of FAMU’s Marching 100 was the big story heading into last season. As we approach 2014, the question is how many times will we see the famed marching band. Doug Blackburn of the Tallahassee Democrat is reporting that the band will not travel to the season over against Jackson State on Saturday.
This news comes a day after it was revealed that FAMU asked for a share of revenue’s from Tennessee State’s homecoming game to bring the band. FAMU president Elmira Mangum lobbied for the revenue share for weeks, estimating that Tennessee State will make $80,000 off the game.
“I need a whole lot of things before I let the band go to Tennessee State,” Mangum said. “So, that’s my position on it.”
While it is unfortunate that the band won’t be in Jackson and may not make it to Tennessee, it makes sense financially. FAMU’s athletic department has been in financial trouble for years, and moving around a band the size of the 100 costs money. Also, the 100 is arguably the program’s biggest marketing tool.
Momentum Gaining At Nation’s Oldest HBCU
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio — Wilberforce University, the country’s oldest historically black private university, today announced new leadership for its Board of Trustees. Mark Wilson, CEO of eVerifile, will now lead the Board of Trustees as Chairman of the Board, while John Miller, CEO and president of Denny’s Corporation, becomes vice chairman of the Board. The nomination and appointment of Wilson and Miller followed a rigorous review of standards, considerations and competencies in categories including, but not limited to, finance and budgeting, legal matters, fundraising and philanthropy.
“We are thrilled with the announcement of new leadership for our Board of Trustees and have great confidence in these two highly qualified men as we push forward with our ‘Force of Change’ strategy,” says Interim President Dr. Wilma Mishoe. “Both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Miller have proven leadership experience in their respective industries leading two very successful companies, and we know that their knowledge and senior leadership will sustain and advance Wilberforce University’s mission, traditions, values and reputation.”
Wilson currently leads eVerifile, a leader in workforce and contractor screening solutions, and is a successful entrepreneur who has previously guided startups focused on providing business solutions to enterprise clients. Wilson and his companies have received numerous national awards including the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010.
“As a Wilberforce alumnus, I look forward to supporting my alma mater and ushering this great University into a new, progressive and prosperous era,” states Wilson. “I am enthusiastic for the opportunity to serve as a public advocate and ambassador for this University that prepared me for success as a entrepreneur and a life dedicated to the service of others.
WATCH: Battle of the Drumlines
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Dr. Rodney Smith, the current Vice President of Administrative Services at Hampton University, is named the new President of The College of The Bahamas, according to the College Council. Smith takes the top position at the COB for the second time.
Hampton U. Student Government Association President Lawrence Rigby said that Smith has played an important role in Hampton’s recent recognition as the ‘2014 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) of The Year’:
“Dr. Smith’s administrative record at Hampton has been stellar,” Rigby said. “Hampton University has benefited tremendously from his contribution, and sentiments personally expressed to me by members of the student body, faculty, staff and his colleagues, have supported this claim.
“We are indeed pleased with the decision that has been made and the acceptance of the proposal that Dr. Smith be president…I think there is a very bright future for the University of The Bahamas,” said Mr. Marcus Laing, President of The College’s Alumni Society, College Council member and Vice-Chair of the Advisory Search Committee.
If you look at preseason media predictions during various football conference media days, it is easy to see who many believe will be in the mix for either a postseason birth or a conference championship in the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA and SIAC.
The road to a conference or division championship, however, won’t be an easy one.
SWAC
Voters say: Southern will win SWAC West.
Why will they: Even though Southern is replacing Dray Joseph who led them to a SWAC championship in 2013 with freshman Deonte Shorts, the offensive returns four starters from last year’s offensive line and are deep at running back with the likes of leading rusher Lenard Tillery, Pittsburgh transfer Malcolm Crockett and junior Jamarus Thomas. On defense, the secondary is young but returns all starters from a unit that has looked strong during fall camp to go along with a linebacker corps that returns senior linebackers Daniel Brown and Javon Allen.
Why they won’t: Starting quarterback Deonte Shorts hasn’t taken a snap under center at Southern. Although he was tabbed the guy by head coach Dawson Odums, Shorts didn’t win the job outright until nearly a week before the season. Additionally, Odums said he will go with a two-quarterback system against Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday. This might signal there still is some uncertainty at the position.
Isaiah 40: 30-31 (NIV).
It seems difficult to wait on wings as a believer, especially a young believer. Some people spend their whole lives waiting on wings. (In other words, some people spend their whole lives waiting on God to take them to a comfortable place in their lives where they can thrive and flourish.)
Isaiah 40: 30-31:
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
But sometimes it seems to be tough to wait on God’s restoration in our lives. Many times, our only available transportation is a leap of faith. It seems difficult to wait on wings…
Private companies are building prisons based on low reading skills: it seems difficult to wait on wings. More education is needed to survive in our economy but the cost of education keeps on rising: it seems difficult to wait on wings. Young people are increasingly having sex more than ever and the church refuses to talk about sex: it seems difficult to wait on wings. When older people can’t understand the struggle of our young people, it seems difficult to wait in wings.
It’s ever rewarding to fit in instead of standing out like God has called us to do. It seems difficult to wait on wings.
This could be why Isaiah 40:30 says, “Even the youths will faint or grow weary; and the young will fall and be exhausted.”
Chapters 40-66, in Isaiah, talk about God’s restoration of Israel. Judah and Jerusalem were taken over by the Babylonians. Therefore, God’s ability to save was in question. They knew that God could save them but didn’t know if God would save them. They didn’t doubt God’s power but doubted God’s intervention. They heard 40:8, “The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever.” but they didn’t see God’s word.
It seems this portion of scripture was written to remind Israel that compared with the gods, the nations, the princes and rulers, and even the central gods of the Babylonian religion; God was the only true and living God. God has shown God’s power in creation and in control during crisis. God has shown and proven that God is worth waiting on. The difficult task of waiting on wings cannot be compared to God’s power.
So what is the purpose of wings?
Wings are needed for us to go somewhere in life. We need wings to explore what it is that God has for us, because if we stay where we are God really hasn’t done anything for us, and we haven’t done anything for ourselves. Thus, wings are the vehicle in which God uses to take us to our destiny. And therefore, if you can peak into the future of your life and you see yourself somewhere beyond where you are now; you’re going somewhere.
However, if you don’t see yourself beyond where you are right now either you need to see about your wings or you turned in your wings too soon. For when we don’t live to go somewhere, we don’t live at all.
Rev. Dr. Myles Munroe says in his must-read book, Maximizing Your Potential: The Keys to Dying Empty, “Every individual is a living treasure….true success is what you have done compared to what you could have done.” In other words, we all have something to offer that glorifies God but the true test to if we are offering that very thing is comparing what we have done to what we could have done.
It’s answering the question: what have I done and could it have been better?
An anonymous donor has committed to giving Stillman College $2 million, the largest single gift in the private school’s history.
“Stillman has been very fortunate to secure the commitment of this $2 million contribution from a supporter who has a storied history of giving to the college,” Dennis Driver, chairman of Stillman’s board of trustees, said in a statement released Tuesday.
The gift was announced Tuesday by Stillman. The gift will be used for the long-term stability of the college, according to the release. The college will receive the $2 million during the fall semester. It will help pay certain financial obligations, Driver said.
Driver also challenged his fellow trustees and Stillman’s alumni to find opportunities to support the college.
“This gift will allow us to make a significant impact on our financial responsibilities and provide increased opportunities for our students. Our ability to do this supports the Stillman mission of providing an enriching educational environment for our current and future students. We hope that this donation will serve as an incentive for our alumni and the community to support Stillman at an unprecedented level,” Stillman President Peter Millet said in the release. Referenced from Tuscaloosa
Story by Molly Greenberg
Things are looking up for Howard University Hospital now that it will be receiving nearly $11 million in federal grants to research a new Ebola drug and HIV resistance related to sickle cell disease.
According to Howard officials, at least $2 million from the National Institutes of Health will go toward developing new therapeutics to target a particular protein of the Ebola virus, VP30. Another $2 million will go toward researching HIV resistance in people with sickle cell disease. The final $7 million will be dedicated to train minority students and fellows for the new Center for Hemoglobin Research in Minorities.
This news proves promising for the university hospital that furloughed its staff last summer and received a grim review from Moody’s Investor Service earlier this year. Moody’s reported that the university hospital’s usage had dropped with expenses accumulating over time. After Moody’s downgraded Howard’s credit rating twice in less than a year, Moody’s explained that it was the school’s teaching hospital that led to the university’s continued downgrade.
According to Moody, there was an estimated $37 million operating loss for the hospital in the fiscal year that closed on June 30. The loss was a result of declining patient admissions, among other factors. It’s worth noting that patient service, Moody’s said, accounted for approximately 30 percent of annual revenue that totals $840 million a year. Continue Reading
TSPN Sports Changes Name to HBCU Sports
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TSPN Sports is announcing the change of its name to HBCU Sports.
A media organization, launched by Rashad Interactive, LLC in 1997 for the sole purpose of providing sports coverage on the member schools of the SWAC, has since evolved and is taking on the challenge of becoming a leader in covering the entire HBCU sports landscape.
“Having a name that clearly identifies what our organization is about will help us to expand our audience in so many ways,” said founding editor and publisher Kenn Rashad. “It’s something we constantly struggled with using the old name.”
Rashad Interactive acquired the HBCUSports.com domain from the Onnidan Group, the firm that manages Onnidan’s HBCUSports Online (Onnidan.com) led by Eric Moore. According to an agreement signed by both parties in July, the Onnidan Group will own a minority interest in HBCU Sports going forward.
“This move would not have been possible if it wasn’t for Eric’s ability to share my vision on the future of HBCU digital content,” Rashad said. “Eric and his operations at the Onnidan Group serve as the foundation that has enabled many of the HBCU digital properties we have online today stay in existence. I can only hope to continue to the legacy he has created going forward.” Continue reading “TSPN Sports Changes Name to HBCU Sports”
“C-H-A…R-G-E… Marauders charging up for victory!”
On a blazing hot Saturday in Wilberforce, Ohio the Central State University Marauders held a ‘Fan Appreciation Day’ scrimmage for students, faculty, staff and friends and supporters of the football team at McPherson Stadium on campus.
Hoping this year will be better than the last, students came out on Aug. 23 to support the CSU Marauders football program in the masses. At one point in time, Central State students, alumni and friends did the wave.
The Marauders posted a 2-9 record during the 2013 football year. This year, the Marauders face off against the Texas Southern Tigers in Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The first football game of the year will be a home game against the Clark Atlanta Panthers on Sept. 6.
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When Morehouse College and Howard University meet in the 2014 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® on Saturday, Sept. 13 at RFK Stadium, it will mark the end of a four-year run for both institutions. The inaugural Classic reignited the football rivalry between the schools in 2011, and launched a new sports tradition in the nation’s capital.Nations Football Classic
“Building the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic has been a labor of love, and we’ve been honored to have great partners like Howard and Morehouse help us develop and showcase the event as a four-day experience,” said Erik A. Moses, managing director of Events DC’s Sports and Entertainment Division.
“We’ve made a concerted effort to offer a variety of events throughout the weekend because from the onset, our goal was to compliment the game with activities that highlighted education, networking and entertainment,” added Moses. “We’re excited for the Classic’s future, and the competition to come. Stay tuned for updates in early 2015 on the next matchup.” READ FULL