Author: Carma Henry

Martin Caraballo, 21, from Lauderhill, Florida, has been boxing since the age of 8. He is a 2023 Gold Golden Champion and a three-time Silver Gloves Regional Champion (2017, 2018, 2020). Now competing professionally, Caraballo holds a record of 1 win, 1 draw, and 0 losses. Outside the ring, he enjoys riding dirt bikes and four-wheelers, a passion rooted in Florida culture. Driven by a desire to succeed and provide for his family, Caraballo is currently training for his biggest opportunity yet — a fight on the Canelo vs. Crawford undercard.

For the very first time, ESPN’s most-renowned sports talk show, “First Take,” is coming to Daytona Beach and the campus of Bethune-Cookman University. The on-site live show will take place inside Richard V. Moore Gymnasium on Thursday, Nov. 20.

     History will be made this Saturday when HBCU football comes to Boston for the first time. The Essence HBCU Classic will feature Morehouse College and Johnson C. Smith University in a matchup at Harvard Stadium beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

Victor George Spirits (VGS) the independent family-owned company behind award-winning Fort Mose Whiskey and Victor George Vodka is expanding distribution into North Carolina and South Carolina.

    American tennis player Taylor Townsend is on her way to the third round of the U.S. Open after defeating top-25-ranked Jelena Ostapenko in an upset victory on Wednesday night. However, a heated exchange between the players after the match ended has gone viral, with some claiming the Latvian player’s angry comments were not only those of a sore loser but also potentially racist.

       On September 4, 1957, a 15-year-old Black girl in a neatly pressed dress walked alone toward Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her name was Dorothy Counts, and with every step she took, history was being made. She was one of the first four Black students to integrate the city’s public schools—yet the price she paid was steep.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In 2021, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities, and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. Today, leadership in America is trying to erase this history. This is Part 6 in the series.

       On August 30, 2025, Hard Rock Stadium overflowed with HBCU glory. The Orange Blossom Classic gathered Howard Bisons and Florida A&M Rattlers in a hard-fought game for the crown.

On June 28, 2025, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Zeta Rho Omega Chapter, in partnership with The AKAdemic Foundation, Incorporated, celebrated an extraordinary milestone, 70 years of unwavering service, sisterhood, and community impact. The sold-out anniversary gala, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, welcomed members, civic leaders, and community supporters for an inspiring celebration.

       A government program that monitors food poisoning on the national level has scaled back its operations, NBC News reported on Tuesday.