Macon’s AM 1670 becomes one of three Georgia radio stations which is part of Black Information Network By Dana Givens Bank of America announced its new partnership with iHeartMedia to launch the Black Information Network (BIN), the first 24/7 national and local all news audio service dedicated to informing the Black population and spotlighting issues of importance within the community. The goal of the new network is to provide a voice for Black people to help foster new conversations with a deeper understanding. form. A study by iHeartMedia showed that 86% of Black listeners believe a platform ..read more

The Macon Bacon, in conjunction with the Lexington County Blowfish and Savannah Bananas, all three in the Coastal Plain League, today announced the 2020 Southern Summer Ball Series between the three teams as part of the league’s adjusted schedule.  Although the 2020 Coastal Plain League regular season schedule has been delayed and adjusted because of governmental COVID-19 restrictions, the Blowfish, Bacon and Bananas are able to move forward with a 42-50 game schedule. The Bacon and Bananas, both in Georgia where crowd size restrictions have been relaxed provided facilities take the appr ..read more

By Allison Gordon CNN (CNN) Colin Kaepernick’s life story is headed to Netflix. The streaming giant announced a new limited series titled “Colin in Black & White,” from Ava DuVernay, based on Kaepernick’s high school years. Kaepernick will appear in the series and add his own voice to the project. The limited series will run for six episodes and reunites DuVernay with Michael Starrbury, who will write and serve as executive producer. DuVernay and Starrbury previously worked together on “When They See Us,” which received 16 Emmy nominations. In 2016, Kaepernick made national news when he r ..read more

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State football has filled its September 5, 2020 open date with a non-conference road game against NCAA Division II powerhouse Valdosta State, the administration announced. The Tigers released the 2020 schedule in May, marking the program’s 118th year of competition. Savannah State football first played on Thanksgiving Day, 1902. Savannah State had initially scheduled a game against Florida Tech University on Sept. 5 to open the season. Florida Tech announced the elimination of its football program, effective immediately, on May 11. Savannah State administrators went t ..read more

Another key transfer of the six late-spring to sign will help bolster the Wildcats offensive front line. Macon native Jayshaun Booker is set to wear Fort Valley State blue and gold on the gridiron this fall. After being part of the highly-successful Notre Dame College program the past two seasons, both deep NCAA Division II playoff runs, Booker comes home to Middle Georgia with three years of eligibility to play. “Like our signing class of high school seniors, these (six) guys (transferring to us) have played college football and had highly-successful high school careers with experience to co ..read more

IRVING, Texas – One of the former Super Bowl champion Wildcats and a familiar voice on the ESPN broadcasts for the team is ready to add another career honor. Fort Valley State football alum Tyrone Poole has been nominated for the 2021 ballot of the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame Divisional Ranks players. Poole is one of the 99 College Divisional ranks greats announced this week. He is joined by 33 divisional ranks coaches and 78 players and seven coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision to all be nominated. “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as one of ..read more

ATLANTA– It is the Conference’s day to celebrate the student-athletes’ work in the classrooms. Zaquan Baldwin and Brelan Holston earned Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, while Fort Valley State placed 71 Wildcats on the record-high 1,355 SIAC honorees on the 2019-20 SIAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. Baldwin and Holston garnered places on the All-Academic Teams for football and men’s basketball. Baldwin, a sophomore, registered 13 tackles and four tackles for loss last fall, while Holston took a redshirt freshman season. The Wildcats put 71 of their student-a ..read more

Florida A&M will become a full member of the conference beginning the 2021-22 academic year. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will add Florida A&M University as a full member effective with the 2021-22 academic year. The unanimous decision was reached during a special executive session meeting of the SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors. “Florida A&M University is a great fit for the Southwestern Athletic Conference,” said Dr. Andrew Hugine, President of Alabama A&M University and Chairman of the SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors. “F ..read more

The historically black college in Atlanta is one of the first universities to cancel football in 2020 amid the pandemic. By Alan Blinder and Billy Witz New York Times ATLANTA — Morehouse College, one of the country’s most celebrated historically black colleges, said that it had canceled its fall sports — football and cross country — because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although a handful of other schools have canceled games, barely any have publicly abandoned their football seasons outright. At most colleges and universities, officials are planning for smaller crowds and the possibility of tr ..read more

For the second time since the George Floyd incident on Memorial Day, the Houston County NAACP held a peaceful protest march. The first was a “Unity in the Community” event in Warner Robins and the most recent event was in the city of Perry on July 11 with the hope of bringing continued awareness about equal justice and keeping the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others alive as a reminder that ‘the fight is not over’. Rutha Jackson, head of the Houston County branch of the NAACP, spoke about the main reason for the event. “I believe ‘The Fight Is Not Over’ illuminates our purpose. W ..read more