The Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with the induction of its newest class on Sept. 18, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Lawson Center. In addition to welcoming seven new members into the hallowed halls of the Hall of Fame, the celebration will honor the rich legacy and enduring impact of FAMU Athletics over the past half century.
Author: Carma Henry
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Jackson State’s Dave Clark and Florida A&M’s Marquis Grissom were officially announced as inductees in conjunction with the College World Series championship round.
The Tennessee State hockey program could be finished before it ever begins.
Tuesday evening, the conference announced the addition of women’s flag football and women’s golf as championship sports, beginning with the 2026-27 athletic/academic year.
The second day of the 2026 JAAA/Puma Jamaica National Senior and Junior Championships belonged to Jamaica’s sprint royalty as Shericka Jackson reclaimed the women’s 100 meters title and Oblique Seville captured his first senior national crown in the men’s event at the National Stadium on Friday night.
The Kiwanis Club of Lauderdale Lakes, one of South Florida’s most active community service organizations, recently presented $20,000 in college scholarships to 19 local high school seniors. “Being able to help students fulfill their dream of attending college is an incredible experience,” said Nathalee Gordon, president of the club. “When we assist the future leaders of tomorrow attend college, it is an investment in the future of the Ft. Lauderdale community.”
Florida A&M University (FAMU) has appointed Simone Marstiller, J.D., as dean of FAMU College of Law, effective July 1, 2026.
Barbara Williamson learned about Juneteenth from her grandfather who told her about the holiday’s history when she was a little girl living in Boca Raton. Since then, Williamson, 85, has celebrated the holiday instead of Fourth of July, often holding a barbecue with red Kool-Aid and spending time reflecting on Black history.
Gwen Graham was in a familiar place on June 7th. She attended the church service at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, a place of fellowship steeped in the civil rights movement launched in the 1950’s. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Reverends Ralph Abernathy, Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton are just a few of the civil rights icons who mobilized Black Floridians from the Bethel pulpit. The revival has begun again with the extraordinary rollback of hard-fought equal rights gains by Governor Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump.
Two former Miami-Dade County Commissioners are endorsing state Sen. Shevrin Jones in the Democratic Primary for Florida’s 24th Congressional District — a notable move, as they preceded one of Jones’ rivals on the Commission.