Author: Carma Henry

     The headquarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) headquarters will move from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The historic organization will be housed on the grounds of the Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs (Reeves Center) in the historic U Street Corridor of the nation’s capital.

  For the past two months our focused has been centered around iconic HBCU coaches such as Big John Merritt, Alonzo “Jake “ Gaither, Eddie “ Black Jesus “ Robinson, Marino “ The Godfather “ Casem,  Earl “ Papa Bear ” Banks,  W. C. Gordon and William James “Billy” Nicks. Our series concludes with HBCU stalwart and Wilberforce University graduate Arnett (Ace) Mumford, whose career began at Jarvis Christian College from 1924-27 where he compiled a 6-8-3 won/loss record.  His fortunes improved drastically at his next appointment, Bishop College, consummating a 3-year tenure there from 1927-29 with a 22-7-1 record. At Bishop College he also coached basketball and baseball. 

      For over a dozen  J.P. Taravella students, their work on and off the field paid off,  officially signing their letter of intent to play in college.

   On Thursday evening, Amen and Ausar Thompson made history during the 2023 NBA Draft. The twin brothers were announced as back-to-back draft picks by Commissioner Adam Silver at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

     The legendary multi-sport star, Deion Sanders, who famously played professionally in the NFL and MLB at the same time and most memorably suited up for each game, respectively, in the same day, recently revealed that he might need to have his left foot amputated. As Church Leaders have reported, the former pro athlete and outspoken Christian lost two toes during a health scare in 2021.

     A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida on Monday night in the third and deciding game of the finals.

News of the sale went wide last Friday (June 16) after the Charlotte Hornets issued a statement leaguewide that Michael Jordan will sell off his ownership stake to The Buyer Group consisting of Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall.

      The Florida Board of Governors appointed Orlando-based business executive John Crossman as the newest Florida A&M University Board of Trustees member Thursday. A longtime FAMU supporter, Crossman is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Crossman Career Builders, which provides resources and scholarships for college students and young professionals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended three of his top staff members against ethics complaints related to his presidential campaign.

     The lawsuit, for example, said colleges and universities “cannot freely choose their masters, as federal law requires them to show ‘reasonable cause’ to change accreditors.”