Sports
By George Napier Barnes, III My favorite Super Bowl commercial featured an irate lizard who was upset because a group of frogs won an audition to be the spokesperson (if you could imagine a frog as a person) for the King of Beers, Budweiser. Each frog in the trio croaked one sound in secession. The […]
HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XII: Let it go Louie!! Read More »
By George Napier Barnes, III I have to open up this article with a disclosure. The views in this piece are mine. I have studied this subject matter for years and have come to the conclusion (as I have written before) that the NCAA is not our friend. I am on record for stating as
HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. XI: Critical Sports Theory Read More »
By George Napier Barnes, III It is my belief, especially in sporting competition, that no matter how hard and long you shake up something, when it’s all said and done, the cream (best teams) will always rise to top. With less than a month remaining in the 2022 HBCU Football season the shake ups during
HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice Vol. X: Rising to the Top Read More »
By G. Napier Barnes, III If you “got skills” our HBCUs are looking for you. Because of Title IX, as described in an earlier article, the number of male dominated intercollegiate sports must be equal to the number of female dominated intercollegiate sports. For the ladies, scholarships and/or aide can be provided for participating in
HBCU Scoreboard: The Chocolate Voice Vol IX Other Sports Read More »
By G. Napier Barnes, III. We stated in an earlier writing that October is officially HBCU Homecoming Month. An HBCU homecoming, unlike a homecoming at a PWI, is a combination fashion show, cook-out, jam session, step show, bid whist/spades/golf tournament(s) and parties with a football game added in as a time to chill out. Homecoming
HBCU Scoreboard the Chocolate Voice: Vol. VIII It’s Homecoming Ya know? Read More »
By: G. Napier Barnes III It’s the first week of October. By now teams are beginning to separate in their conference standings. Good teams began to float to the top. Not so good teams began to sink into “wait until next year” mode. Still a few teams will hang around hoping a win here, and
HBCU Scoreboard Vol. VI: The NCAA is not our Friend Read More »
By: G. Napier Barnes, III. Football is the King of intercollegiate sports especially on HBCU campuses. Most football programs are revenue generating. Some programs can even “carry” a schools’ entire athletic department. But because of Title IX, which came into effect in the early 1970’s, women’s sports are just as important on college and university
HBCU Scoreboard Vol VI, Title IX Sports: Football is the King Read More »
By: G. Napier Barnes, III. One thing that really bothers me is when I meet a young person and they tell me that they are going to (put any college here) to play football (or any other sport). Naw partner, you’re NOT going to college to play a sport! You’re going to college to get
HBCU Scoreboard Vol. VI If you are good, they (the professional ranks) will find you. Read More »
By: G. Napier Barnes, III A good friend of mine once said to me, “Barnes, we (as Black people) roll a little bit differently than everyone else. There is nothing wrong with it, we just ROLL differently.” I guess that is a true statement. We do roll differently, especially when it comes to our sports.
The HBCU Scoreboard Vol V: Classics Are Must Be At Social Events Read More »
By: G. Napier Barnes, III The very first Black College Intercollegiate football game was played way back on December 27th 1892. The Livingstone College Blue Bears hosted Biddle College (now Johnson C Smith University) on a snowy day in western North Carolina. It has been documented that Livingstone team members put up money to buy
HBCU Scoreboard IV: Let the Games Begin Read More »
