{"ticker":["Albany State New Student Orientation","HBCU baseball trio gets MLB Draft Combine invitation","Kendrick Perkins Joins Jackson State","FAMU Doctoral Student Balances Titles","Ian Wheeler Earns NFL Shot","MLB stars and HBCU legends headed to College Baseball Hall"],"featured":{"sourceIndex":0,"category":"Campus Life","label":"HBCU Desk","rewrittenHeadline":"Albany State University New Student Orientation","dek":"Albany State University welcomes new students with orientation.","summary":"Albany State University has begun its new student orientation. The event is an opportunity for incoming students to get familiar with the campus and meet their peers. 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This is a significant opportunity for these HBCU athletes to showcase their skills.","image":"https://hbcusports.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tyree-reed.jpg","imageSource":"feed","sourceUrl":"https://hbcusports.com/2026/06/19/hbcu-baseball-trio-gets-mlb-draft-combine-invitation/","sourcePublisher":"HBCU Sports","sourcePubDate":"Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:32:40 +0000"},{"sourceIndex":2,"category":"Sports","label":"Newswire","rewrittenHeadline":"Kendrick Perkins Joins Jackson State as GM","dek":"Kendrick Perkins becomes Jackson State's first-ever men's basketball GM.","summary":"Kendrick Perkins, a former NBA star, has joined Jackson State as the school's first-ever men's basketball General Manager. This move is expected to bring new energy to the team.","image":"https://hbcugameday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PerkinsGM.jpg?w=1200","imageSource":"feed","sourceUrl":"https://hbcugameday.com/2026/06/19/espn-analyst-kendrick-perkins-joining-jackson-state-as-gm/","sourcePublisher":"HBCU Gameday","sourcePubDate":"Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:01:51 +0000"},{"sourceIndex":3,"category":"Campus Life","label":"Desk Brief","rewrittenHeadline":"FAMU Doctoral Student Balances 3-Time SWAC Championship Titles with 4.0 GPA","dek":"FAMU doctoral student achieves academic and athletic success.","summary":"A FAMU doctoral student has managed to balance 3-time SWAC championship titles with a 4.0 GPA. 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