Leon Day

Leon Day

This article was written by Thomas Kern “If we had one game to win, we wanted Leon to pitch.” — Monte Irvin   So much of Leon Day’s story is caught up in his last years and his long wait for the Hall of Fame call. For Day, who spent a lifetime exceeding at...
The Whitest Historically Black College in America

The Whitest Historically Black College in America

A Snapshot of an HBCU That’s 90 Percent White For decades HBCUs have been enrolling increasing numbers of non-black students. At Bluefield State College though, whites are in the overwhelming majority. Julianne Hing  OCT 18, 2013 3:35PM EDT still from Bluefield...
Father Of Free Agency

Father Of Free Agency

Curt Flood: The Forgotten Free Agent provided by The Third City James Kay, Sports Editor February 26, 2015 For this week’s Black History Month athlete in focus, I will be profiling an athlete who has fallen off the radar despite being one of the most important figures...
HBSCU Colleges

HBSCU Colleges

Howard University University in Washington D.C. Howard University (HU or simply Howard) is a federally chartered, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically blackuniversity (HBCU) in Washington, D.C. It is categorized by the Carnegie Foundation as a research...