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Tom Joyner Foundation Announces 2010 Black College Scholarship Program

2009-11-15T21:00:47-08:00

The Tom Joyner Foundation® announced the ‘full ride’ scholarship program that will cover all the expenses of one student planning to attend a Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) in the fall of 2010. “We’ve had two winners so far and they are doing great,” said Tom Joyner, chairman of his Foundation and host of the top-ranked [...]

Big Apple Classic Brings HBCU Experience to New York City

2009-11-15T21:00:47-08:00

The southern traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities will return to the New York metro area Dec. 5 as the Big Apple Classic returns for the fourth consecutive year. The BAC will feature two HBCU basketball rivalries, a college fair and the lineup of entertainment all rolled into one weekend. The main event will showcase [...]

MEAC announces 2009-10 Basketball Television Schedule

2009-11-15T21:00:24-08:00

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced the 2009-10 basketball television schedule today with a collection of men’s and women’s competitive matchups on the ESPN family of networks. As part of its seven-year partnership with ESPN, the MEAC will highlight nine men’s and three women’s regular season games. The 2010 MEAC Championship Tournament will also air on [...]

HBCU FOOTBALL WEEKEND RESULTS & Nov. 19 – 22 SCHEDULE

2009-11-15T21:00:13-08:00

Scoreboard for November 12 – 15 November 12 Grambling State 47, Texas Southern 33 – Final November 14 Alabama A&M 13, Jackson State 5 – Final Austin Peay 24, Tennessee State 21 – Final Azusa Pacific 37, Langston 3 – Final Bethune-Cookman 21, Howard 10 – Final California (PA) 42, Fayetteville State 13 – Final Edward Waters 44, New Orleans 12 – Final Hampton 25, [...]

Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

2009-11-15T21:00:09-08:00

Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, the first African-American elected to Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction, was sentenced on Nov. 13 to 13 years in prison on charges of corruption. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va. handed down a sentence that was a little more than what the defense had hoped for and significantly less [...]

Revised Formula Puts 1 in 6 Americans in Poverty

2009-11-10T08:26:40-08:00

The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government’s official figure. The disparity occurs because of differing formulas the Census Bureau and the National Academy of Science [...]