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New from me: Yes, I went to the Most Dangerous Gym in America, known as Diamond Gym, to train and get the whole experience for y’all. And yes, that was the most challenging workout ever: espn.com/espn/story/_/id/477…
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My top five HBCU band field show rankings from Week 7:
1. Florida A&M - Marching 100
2. Norfolk State - Spartan Legion
3. North Carolina A&T - Blue and Gold Marching Machine
4. Prairie View A&M - Marching Storm
5. Jackson State - Sonic Boom of the South
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My official apology to @JalenHurts @Eagles and the entire fanbase. My comments were wrong. No excuse.
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Jalen Hurts will be out for the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs.
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Alabama A&M’s Marching Maroon and White received a visit from Brandy and performed the “A Different World” theme song:
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Just in: Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons is believed to have sustained a torn Achilles tendon at practice Sunday, sources tell ESPN. A suspected season-ending injury for Simmons after rejuvenated and impressive training camp and preseason performances.
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An Air Force commando who plummeted from the Alamodome rafters Saturday before the UTSA-Navy football game has died, the NY Post reports nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-new…
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Florida A&M’s Marching 100 played a rendition of Erykah Badu’s “On & On” during the fifth quarter against Jackson State:
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Michael Beasley knocked out Delonte West in the first round of the Brand Risk 16 fight card
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On this day in 1995, 400,000 to 1.1 million Black men gathered in Washington D.C. for the Million Man March to promote unity, marking it as one of the largest single-day protests
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58 years ago today, Black U.S. Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos silently protested on the Olympic podium against the discrimination and violence against Black people in America
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“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed.”
—Malcolm X
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HOOP DREAMS was released 32 years ago today.
Originally planned as a 30-minute PBS special, Steve James’s documentary grew into a three-hour portrait of two Chicago teenagers chasing basketball dreams, filmed over five years and 250 hours of footage.
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The DOJ has sued the broker who allegedly profited over $120M from reselling tour tickets such as Beyoncé’s billboard.com/pro/doj-sues-t…
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — 3 children ages 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say.
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An internal Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigation found 'no evidence' that a racist group text thread impacted criminal cases or enforcement, the police chief announced qcitymetro.com/state-local/c…
'According to sources, the text thread between some Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers includes a competition over who can pull over the most black drivers'
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A woman harassed students for parking legally on the same street where their HBCU, Huston-Tillotson, is located. Students responded with a cookout as a form of peaceful protest: atlantablackstar.com/2026/10…
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