The competition that the women’s tennis team is facing this season is stronger than last season’s, but head coach James Hargrove said his team is ready to step up to the challenge. Leading the team are two players Hargrove described as his best and most talented athletes, Charlana Brown and […]

Hitting us with their debut album “The Lonely Position of Neutral,” TRUSTcompany has shown they’re not just another band. Coming from Montgomery, Ala., band members Kevin, Jason, Josh and James, have formed a group with great potential. With their debut song ” Down Fall” playing all over rock radio stations […]

The swimming and diving team is rebuilding its role. With new recruits, new equipment and a greater focus, the team plans to make waves in its quest to be No. 1 this season. The team wants to repeat its winning performance in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Championships in January. […]

Reparations for African Americas took center stage Monday evening as part of a two-day Race Relations Summit hosted by Mayor Scott Maddox in City Hall. The forum played host to issues on such as racial attitudes, why reparation is due to African Americans and the idea that an intimate study […]

Just six more interceptions this year and junior free safety Levy Brown will pass Superman for the Division I-AA single season record. Dean Cain, the former star of “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” had 12 for Princeton University in 1987. Brown is tied with Alabama State’s Antwan […]

The oldest black sorority in America, Alpha Kappa Alpha, has been hit with a staggering $100 million lawsuit due to the drowning deaths of two pledges at a California college. California State University- Los Angeles students Kristin High, 22 and Kenitha Saafir, 24, drowned to death during a ritual on […]

Did you know there are black people in Brazil? Did you know there are black people in Africa too? I’m practicing my George Dubya impersonation. I’m thinking of running for office someday. Seriously, did you know that October is Hispanic Heritage Month? I honestly did not, and I’m a bit […]

Most football players concentrate on winning the battle against the opponent opposite the line of scrimmage. For one Florida A&M University football player, the battle was much closer to home as he battled injuries that kept him sidelined for the past two years. During his preparatory career at Tampa’s Bloomingdale […]

Saturday’s loss to South Carolina State not only dealt the Rattlers their first conference loss, but a multitude of bumps, scrapes, and bruises. During the first quarter junior safety Levy Brown injured his shoulder, exited the field and returned wearing a sling. Out of uniform, he watched the remainder of […]

The women’s volleyball team sent the Spartans of Norfolk State University back to Virginia winless Saturday. This match marked the Rattlerettes 42nd consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win. The Rattlerettes maintained a wide lead against NSU (0-11 overall, 0-5 conference) during all three games, winning them, 30-3, 30-7 and 30-16. They […]