This article is a part of Blavity U Spirit Week 2023. HBCUs are revered for providing a space for Black students to earn an education during a time when white institutions denied them the opportunity. While academic advancement was the initial focus, the significance of the schools extends beyond the classroom. HBCU fields, courts and tracks were […]
College athletes have been able to sign brand deals and receive compensation since a 2021 NCAA policy allowed name, image and likeness deals. Since then, rising figures in sports, such as Bronny James and Shedeur Sanders, have been able to grow their brands through million-dollar deals. Ensuring college athletes retain control over their brand is […]
pic.twitter.com/vWVjngAUQV — John Cohen (@JohnCohenAD) June 29, 2021 Clinton Yates, a columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated, who was covering the game, appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show on Tuesday and gave an eyewitness account of the racist environment that the Vanderbilt baseball players’ parents endured during the game. “Basically what occurred was, as soon as […]