HBCU Corner – HBCU Legacy Bowl Moving from New Orleans to Atlanta in 2027

by Cherie S. White | Jun 9, 2026

One of college football’s top postseason showcases is leaving the Crescent City.The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced that the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl will relocate from New Orleans to Atlanta, Georgia, starting in 2027. Tulane’s Yulman Stadium has...

Wellness Check – Eating Tips to Change Your Life For the Better

by Cherie S. White | Jun 9, 2026

Our culture has taken food for granted. For the last several decades, we’ve concentrated on making food quick and convenient, sacrificing our health and wellness for processed products that can be eaten on the go or in front of the computers, allowing us to...

Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: The Spotlight is on this date, June 9, 1964-The Day that Tuscaloosa’s Bloody Tuesday Changed the Course of History 

by Cherie S. White | Jun 9, 2026

For 60 years, Black citizens in Tuscaloosa, Ala., begged city and state leaders to tell the truth about one of the most violent days in the civil rights movement. They wanted the world to know that on June 9, 1964, police and Klansmen brutalized over 500 Black people...

HBCU Corner – HBCU Battle of the Bands Returning to Jackson, Mississippi

by Cherie S. White | Jun 9, 2026

The sounds of HBCU marching bands will once again take center stage in Mississippi as the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands returns to Jackson on Labor Day weekend in 2026.The event will bring together some of the most recognizable marching bands in Black...

Wellness Check – HBCU Choirs Earn National Spotlight Honors with New Stellar Awards Category

by Cherie S. White | Jun 8, 2026

HBCU gospel choirs will receive a new national spotlight at the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards.The Stellar Awards introduced HBCU Choir of the Year as a new category for 2026. The award will honor collegiate gospel choirs from Historically Black Colleges and...