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HBCU 101: Growth of soccer at HBCUs

There’s a move to grow competitive soccer at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The HBCU Football Club (FC) Classic kicked things off in Durham. This World Cup season – amplifying world class soccer at Black colleges.

Raymond Brooks - HBCU FC, Director of Digital Development

Emma Brown - Virginia State University Women's Soccer Team

Tatiana Ward - Virginia State University Women's Soccer Team

Jacky Fulu Kiazayadioko - Shaw University Men's Soccer Team

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The Broadside: The surprising cricket capital of the South

The game of cricket is rapidly gaining popularity across the US. But if you want to see what the future of the sport in America might look like, you need to visit a field next to an airport in the town of Morrisville, North Carolina.

This episode of The Broadside originally published on June 27, 2024, during the 2024 Cricket T20 World Cup which was co-hosted by the United States. It was hosted by Anisa Khalifa, produced and edited by Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jerad Walker.

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'Genre fluid' musical group Tank and the Bangas visit Due South 

Tank and the Bangas have come a long way since their 2017 NPR Tiny Desk performance. Now, with a Grammy award in hand, the group has been on several creative journeys. Their most recent album “The Last Balloon” was released this spring and will mark the start of a new musical era for the group. Tank and the Bangas sit down with Leoneda Inge ahead of their performance in Carrboro at Cat’s Cradle on June 20.

Tarriona “Tank” Ball, of Tank and the Bangas

Norman Spence, of Tank and the Bangas