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Tia and Jasmin Criss, seniors at Cheyney University, the oldest historically Black university in the country, are less than two weeks away from graduating as valedictorian and salutatorian. Just three minutes older than Jasmine, Tia said the honors of being named class valedictorian and salutatorian "just happened." The twin sisters are graduates of Philadelphia High School for Girls. They credit their parents for giving them the discipline to aim high.

We’ve seen slower in the Big West back in the day @ChrisSylvester_ 😬

Huey P. Newton being interviewed by an 8-year old Kellita Smith (Wanda from Bernie Mac Show) Oakland, 1977.

Congratulations to Bill White, the 2026 recipient of the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award! ow.ly/uNVQ50Yrs66

In 1938, Lloyd Gaines filed a lawsuit after being denied admission to the University of Missouri Law School in 1935 because he was black. The Court ruled in his favor & required Missouri to admit him or set up a black law school. He disappeared 3 months later never to be found. —Lloyd Lionel Gaines was born to the Gaines family in northern Mississippi in 1911. One of eleven children, seven of whom survived illness and accident, he moved with his widowed mother and siblings to St. Louis after the premature death of their father. They found a better, although not easy, life for themselves in Missouri. Gaines excelled in his studies graduating as valedictorian in 1931 from Vashon High School. At Lincoln University in Jefferson City, he graduated with honors and was President of the senior class, while participating in many extra-curricular activities and working to pay for his schooling. Despite his outstanding scholastic record, the University of Missouri School of Law denied Gaines admittance in 1936 solely on the grounds that Missouri's Constitution called for "separate education of the races." By state law, Missouri would have been required to pay for Gaines to attend the Universities in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, but Gaines was determined to fight for the right to attend law school in his own state university. He sought legal assistance from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which had been working systematically to overturn the ignominious precedent of "separate but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. Together, they challenged the University of Missouri's admissions policies. In 1938, Gaines won his case before the United States Supreme Court in State of Missouri ex rel Gaines v. Canada, paving the way for a series of cases that would lead to Brown v. Board of Education's outlawing segregation in public education. In March 1939, only three months after his Supreme Court victory, Lloyd Gaines was last seen in Chicago. He disappeared at age 28 with his promise of attending law school in Missouri unfilfilled. Lloyd Gaines was never to be seen or heard from again

Lovie Yancey : Founder of Fatburger (January 3, 1912 – January 26, 2008) was the founder of the Fatburger restaurant chain. She originally owned a small restaurant in Tucson. In 1947 she founded Fatburger under its original name Mr. Fatburger. In 1952, Yancey shed both her business partners and the "Mr." from the name of the hamburger stand, and Fatburger was officially born. From the beginning, Yancey was a fixture at the original Fatburger, where customers, who included entertainers such as Redd Foxx and Ray Charles, could custom-order their burgers. Yancey always claimed "I don't worry about McDonald's, Burger King or Wendy's. They may be more popular, but a good hamburger sells itself, and I don't think anybody makes as good a hamburger as we do." Yancey sold her Fatburger company to an investment group in 1990 but retained control of the original property on Western Avenue. She established a $1.7-million endowment at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte in 1986 for research into sickle-cell anemia. This was in fulfillment of a promise to her 22-year-old grandson, Duran Farrell, who had died of the disease three years earlier. On 26 January 2008 Yancey died of pneumonia. In addition to her daughter, Yancey was survived by three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Sherman “Jocko” Maxwell became the first Black sportscaster in America when he started a sports scoreboard show on WNJR radio in Newark, NJ in 1929. He worked for multiple radio stations until 1967. He also covered baseball for The Sporting News and Baseball Digest. #BHM

@zachmckinnell I was BIG WRONG

Well if you thought Montana head coach Bobby Hauck was retiring you’d be wrong 😂 I’m not sure if anyone saw this move coming

Chilly Saturday in Houston! Double Header action on @officialKTSU909 as @TXSOTigers host @_AAMUAthletics. Women’s play at noon and the Men play 2:30. Tune in

Back on the 📻 @officialKTSU909 as @TSUMensHoops is looking for the 2 game sweep in the Sip! They’ll square off against @GoJSUTigersMBB at 7:00p CST. Tune in!

New Episode: FCS Semis Preview + Brawl of the Wild Pt. 2 + ILS/Nova Matchup + News and Notes along with D2 News podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

New Episode: Quarterfinals Recap + Montana Schools Dominate podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

New Episode [Super Late Post] Quarterfinal Round Preview across the FCS with 3 of the 4 games on linear TV. open.spotify.com/episode/3E6yWO…

New Episode: NDSU falls at home in a bizarre 2nd Round Game against Illinois State. @JohnFitzPBP joined the show to talk about it and we discussed Montana, UC Davis and South Dakota’s dominating wins. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Combo Episode: Round 1 Recap of the FCS Playoffs + Round 2 Preview. Take a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

@zachmckinnell Also Head of Defense Sean McGowan to only allow 7 points in the second half.

Yale head coach Tony Reno has completely out coached Doug Phillips & Youngstown State in the 2nd half… Coaching matters ‼️ Yale leads Youngstown State 43-42 with 2:14 remaining after trailing 35-7 at halftime

New Episode: FCS Playoffs 1st Round Previews and Predictions. open.spotify.com/episode/7Jo0KT…

@MoCarterFOX54 Happy Anniversary

On this day in 2014, Lakeshia & I became one as we exchanged vows in front of God during a lovely ceremony. Keeping a long standing marriage is not easy , but I’m blessed to be on the journey with her. Please join me in wishing my beautiful wife a Happy 11th Wedding Anniversary!

@zachmckinnell That’s gunna be a real hard sell to let them in. All 4 FCS losses were by a combined total 14 points

It’s going to be an uncomfortable Selection Sunday for North Dakota 7-4 vs the FCS (7-5 overall) Key Wins: YSU & SIU All 4 FCS losses to ranked teams With Yale stealing a bid earlier and Austin Peay leading Tarleton 21-7 right now… I’m not sure the Hawks are safe

New Episode Drop: Week 13 Preview + @scottmarsh1140 discuss @UCDfootball vs @SacHornetsFB with FCS playoffs implications + rivalry weekend across the FCS. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…