On today’s episode we sit down with Professor Umar Muhammad & Finote Weldemariam, who are carrying on Major Taylor’s legacy of breaking the color barrier in cycling. In 2020 St. Augustine University in Raleigh, North Carolina worked with their business school to create the first HBCU cycling team in an attempt Black faces into incredibly white spaces. HOSTED BY DJ FRED "BUGSY" BUGGS Produced by Jason N. Peters Sponsored by Carver Bank! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

On this episode two Morehouse Men - Isaac Keys and Edwin Moses discuss being multi-faceted and how Morehouse set them up for success. Edwin Moses is an Olympic Gold Medalist, a track star, a world record breaker, a physicist, and Morehouse alum who we highlighted in Season One. Isaac Keys was a Linebacker on the Morehouse Football team, then a Canadian Football Player, then an NFL Linebacker, but today you can see him portraying "Diamond" on Power. Hosted by Fred "Bugsy" Buggs Interviews by Jason N. Peters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

The HBCU NY Football Classic takes place on Saturday September 16th at MetLife Stadium between the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers and the Albany State Golden Rams, Host Fred "Bugsy" Buggs talks with the Head Coaches from both teams - Coach Quinn Gray Sr. from Albany State and Coach Gerard Wilcher from Morehouse College leading up to their showdown on an NFL field and co-host Jus Nik teaches you about the classic! Check out Carver Bank: https://www.carverbank.com/personal-solutions/personal-online-solutions/online-banking Get tickets to the Classic here: https://www.metlifestadium.com/event/20 ..read more

Kadeem Hardison & Darryl M. Bell were both in School Daze and A Different World, two of the most prominent media representations of HBCU life and culture to ever be produced! WBLS host Jus Nik sat down with X-Ray, Dwayne Wayne  Edge, and Ron Johnson aka Kadeem Hardison & Darryl M. Bell to talk about how HBCU's affected their life and career on this episode of Captains & Majors! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

Trysten Williams and G’Khyri Patterson of the Morehouse Polo team talk with host Fred "Bugsy" Buggs about creating the first HBCU Polo Team. Morehouse is the first Historically Black College or University to join since the organization was founded 130 years prior in 1890. What took so long? All that and more on Captains & Majors! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This episode of Captains & Majors features contributor to HBCU Gameday - Jacobi Simmons giving a mid-season update on the HBCU Football Season! Who looks like their going to the NFL? Teams to look forward to? Why are HBCU Sports under-funded? SIGN UP FOR OROCASH NOW - https://www.oro.fund/  Hosted by DJ Fred Bugsy Buggs!  Written and produced by Jason Peters Production Assistant Christine Diaz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This episode of Captains & Majors is about one of the most iconic and legendary marching bands on Earth! Learn all about the Morehouse College House of Funk Band straight from the Band Director Dr. Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes and members on the band! SIGN UP FOR OROCASH - https://www.oro.fund/  Hosted by DJ Fred Bugsy Buggs!  Guest: Dr. Chad Hughes Written and produced by Jason Peters Production Assistant Christine Diaz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This episode of Captains & Majors is about one of the greatest athletes in American sports history and Morehouse alumni Edwin Moses. Moses set world records, won Olympic Gold, and has one of the most accomplished win streaks in sports history. SIGN UP FOR OROCASH - https://www.oro.fund/  Hosted by DJ Fred Bugsy Buggs!  Guest: Edwin Moses Written and produced by Jason Peters Production Assistant Christine Diaz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ..read more

This episode of Captains & Majors is live from the HBCU New York Football Classic! We speak to 16 different people who were on sight at MetLife Stadium on September 17th, 2022 including the hosts of NPR Podcasts Invisibilia and Code Switch - Kia Miakka Natisse and B.A. Parker, Howard QB Quinton Williams, and DL Darrian Brokenburr, Howard Drum Major Keanu Powell, Band Director Kelvin Washington, WBLS personality Jus Nik, HOT 97's DJ Wallah, Little League World Series legend Mo’Ne Davis, Spelman Alum Kendall Lanier, Super Bowl Champ Brandon Torrey, Howard Hall Of Famer Lamont Fein ..read more

This episode of Captains & Majors is focused on the past, present, and future of the Showtime Marching Band. Meet band members, alumni, and staff from Howard University as they prepare for the HBCU New York Football Classic! On this episode we discuss Marching Band history, the relationship between the Howard football team and marching band - and much more! Guests Include: Kenny Gallop Jr., Quinton Williams, Darrian Brokenburr, AD Kery Davis, Jamaal McNair, Omai Goodwin, Sanaa Davis McClain, Keanu Powell, Michael Fitzhugh, and Kelvin Washington. SIGN UP FOR OROCASH - https://www.oro.f ..read more