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Lions sign HBCU star to fill position of need after draft

Sportingnews 26 Apr 2026
After all the picks had been made in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions kept working hard ... Hunter is from Morgan State, an HBCU, and was one of the top prospects available from that level of football ... Hunter measures at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds ... .
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Alabama State University Names New Director of Bands After 30 Years

The Birmingham Times 25 Apr 2026
HBCU Buzz ... Derrick Smith as its new Director of Bands, marking the beginning of a new chapter for one of the most recognizable HBCU marching band programs in the country ... Now, he returns to lead the same HBCU band that helped launch his journey.
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Audit: Famed HBCU ensnared by $5M in improprieties, including nepotism

Ashe Post & Times 24 Apr 2026
(The Center Square) – North Carolina A&T, among the most prominent of the state’s 11 historically Black colleges and universities, has received analysis of $5 million in improper financial assistance in a report it initiated with the state auditor ... .
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Former NFL star DeSean Jackson accused of fostering violent culture at HBCU football program

Fox News 24 Apr 2026
... at Delaware State, an HBCU, is being sued by one of his former players at the school.
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HBCU draft pick tracker: Updated list of 2026 NFL selections, top prospects available

Sportingnews 24 Apr 2026
This year's HBCU draft class isn't projected to be that impactful, but there are notable players expected to be drafted at some point ... Below, we'll keep track of the HBCU players who are selected.
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Motown Alumni Association President Billy Wilson Joins Forces with Alabama A&M Alumni to Support HBCU ...

GetNews 22 Apr 2026
DETROIT, MI - A premier day-trip excursion to Chicago has been announced for May 02, 2026, centered around the highly anticipated HBCU Baseball Classic at the historic Wrigley Field ... While the HBCU ...
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Miles College Alum Alexia Jayy Becomes First Black Woman To Win NBC’s ‘The Voice’

The Birmingham Times 22 Apr 2026
An HBCU alumna from Miles College in Alabama has made history as the first Black woman to win NBC’s “The Voice.” ... the first Black woman to win in the show’s 15-year history, HBCU Game Day reports.
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MLB announces full schedule for All-Star week, including HBCU Swingman Classic

The Philadelphia Tribune 21 Apr 2026
Major League Baseball has announced the full schedule for 2026 All-Star Week in Philadelphia from Friday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 14 ....
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Langston University Rehabilitation Counseling program ranked Top 10 in the nation, top HBCU program

News Press - Stillwater 20 Apr 2026
The Langston University Rehabilitation Counseling Program has been named one of the Top 10 rehabilitation counseling graduate programs and the Top HBCU program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report ... .
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NFL Draft sleepers: The best FCS, HBCU & small-school players you should know in 2026

Sportingnews 20 Apr 2026
But a select few have a shot to be taken despite coming from an FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) school, or an HBCU ... FCS program or an HBCU ... He was also a 2025 HBCU Player of the Year Finalist.
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HBCU Scholars Shine as North Carolina Central University Captures Its First Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship

PR Newswire 17 Apr 2026
We thank all student participants, coaches, HBCU executive leadership, and volunteers for their commitment and collaboration in making the HCASC National Championship Tournament an unforgettable experience.".
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HBCU Scholars Shine as North Carolina Central University Captures Its First Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship (American Honda Motor Co Inc)

Public Technologies 17 Apr 2026
We thank all student participants, coaches, HBCU executive leadership, and volunteers for their commitment and collaboration in making the HCASC National Championship Tournament an unforgettable experience.".
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Orange Crush is this weekend. What to know before heading to Savannah

Athens Banner-Herald 17 Apr 2026
TV host Samantha Brown shares her travel must-haves for every trip ... The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast ... It will start at 1 p.m.
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