The viral arrest of Tuskegee University’s basketball coach after a Jan. 31 game at Morehouse College has now resulted in a lawsuit against the all-male HBCU. Morehouse had just beaten Tuskegee 77-69 and were preparing for the end-of-game handshake line. Reports indicate that Morehouse College football players attempted to disrupt that process, and Tuskegee coach […]
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After NBA Shuts Down ‘Magic City Monday’ the Club Says ‘Atlanta Can’t Be Cancelled’
Bowing to public pressure, the NBA announced that ‘Magic City Monday’ was cancelled. The NBA team announced that March 16 would be “Magic City Monday” at State Farm Arena as the team faces off against the Orlando Magic. And while none of the strip clubs famed dancers would be performing, the evening was designed to […]
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Morehouse President Responds to Handcuffing of Tuskegee Coach
Four days after the now viral incident, Morehouse College president F. DuBois Bowman issued a statement addressing the handcuffing of Tuskegee coach Benjy Taylor. The basketball coach of Tuskegee University hired civil rights attorneys after he was handcuffed by a Morehouse College campus police officer and escorted off the court last weekend. In a now-viral […]
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HBCUs Are Keeping Black Baseball’s Legacy Alive With Limited Resources
Cydney Cooper has been playing softball since she was 5 years old. Playing the sport in South Carolina came with being the only Black girl on the team, or one of a few Black players. As a shy, dark-skinned girl, Cooper said people often thought she had an attitude, but she was just quiet and […]
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Only 6% of MLB Is Black. This HBCU Game Aims to Change That All-Star Weekend.
Amid dwindling numbers of Black players, Major League Baseball is partnering with HBCUs during All-Star weekend in Atlanta. Kicking off at Truist Park on July 11, 50 of the most promising student-athletes from Division I programs at HBCUs will gather at the home of the Atlanta Braves for the HBCU Swingman Classic. HBCU players, selected […]
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Atlanta physician joining USA Gymnastics Men’s Team at 2024 Summer Olympics
Dr. Torrance Laury instantly fell in love with gymnastics as a 6-year-old growing up in Marietta. He decided to give the sport a try after watching his older brother compete for years. About five years later, Laury suffered an injury that sparked an interest in medicine. Now a former competitive gymnast and a sports medicine physician […]
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Atlanta Innovator Builds App to Help Student Athletes
This story is a part of Capital B Atlanta’s Community Spotlight series. We’re shining a light on the people, places, and businesses working to bring joy to and uplift Atlanta. To nominate a deserving spotlight, reach out to Atlanta’s community engagement editor Ann Hill Bond at ann.hillbond@capitalbnews.org It’s been more than a week since a video […]
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With HBCU Classic, Baseball Comes to ATL to Spark Black Interest
The Atlanta Braves will again be hosting a two-game series between two historically Black universities, a series the team hopes will bring attention to Black players in the sport. The Florida A&M University Rattlers and the Grambling State University Tigers will meet March 1 and 2 at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, home to the Gwinnett […]