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The 25 Most Defining Black Sports and Cultural Moments of 2025

Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson, and Travis Hunter lead the top 25 moments where Black athletes shattered WNBA and NFL records, redefined fashion, and made history in 2025.
12/30/2025
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HBweCU: Athletics Gone Wild

Everybody knows that athletics are an integral part of Black culture, so it’s no secret that our institutions have to take sports to a whole new level.
10/30/2023

This Week in Good Black News: Nelly And Ashanti Are Back Together, Michael Irvin Settles For $100M and Spike Lee Calls Out The Critics

HBCUs also made some big moves this week!
09/15/2023

Fisk University Names Nashville Community Leader Agenia Walker Clark As New President

Walker is the third woman to be named president in the school’s history.
09/13/2023

Rep. Justin Jones: 5 Things To Know About The HBCU Grad Reinstated To Tennessee House After Expulsion

The lifetime activist refuses to be silenced by the Republican supermajority in the state Legislature.
04/11/2023

Fisk University Women's Gymnastics Team Makes History At NCAA Meet

The HBCU’s lady bulldogs stepped onto the national stage and didn’t disappoint.
01/10/2023

Nashville’s Fisk University Welcomes Its Biggest Freshman Class

Enrollment at HBCUs are increasing across the country.
09/07/2022

President Of Fisk University Steps Down After Less Than Two Years

Dr. Vann R. Newkirk joined the HBCU in Feb. 2021.
08/30/2022

Fisk University's First Gymnastics Practice Goes Viral

The Nashville school made history as an HBCU to launch an intercollegiate women’s gymnastics team.
08/15/2022
John Lewis on BET Buzz 2020.
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Fisk Renames Social Justice Institute After John Lewis

"John R. Lewis embodied the very best of humanity."
07/30/2020
On the Yard: A Look at the Biggest News From HBCUs in 2013

On the Yard: A Look at the Biggest News From HBCUs in 2013

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