The Institutional Foundation: How Each HBCU D1 Program Is Supported in 2024-25
When people talk about growing HBCU athletics, the conversation usually turns to donors, TV deals, and NIL. Those things matter.…
By Urban Belle Media
Rankings, financial analysis, player tracking, and deep-dive reporting — built exclusively for HBCU athletics.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced on June 3 that SWAC TV, the conference’s free streaming platform, has joined Mercurius Media…
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When people talk about growing HBCU athletics, the conversation usually turns to donors, TV deals, and NIL. Those things matter.…
Most fans think of athletic revenue as tickets, TV deals, and sponsorships. At HBCU programs, there is another source that…
Women’s basketball at the HBCU D1 level has produced NBA lottery picks, Olympians, and coaches who have gone on to…
Interactive dashboards built from official NCAA and DOE data — financial reports, spending breakdowns, and player-level tracking.
Revenue, expenses, and scholarships for 17 public D1 HBCU programs — sourced from official NCAA filings.
Open Dashboard →IRS Form 990 analysis — revenue, distributions, and financial health across SWAC, MEAC, CAA, and OVC.
Open Dashboard →DOE Equity in Athletics data — sport-by-sport spending, scholarships, and staffing for each school.
Open Dashboard →91 players tracked across six draft classes — drafted picks, UDFAs, minicamp invites, and veteran rosters.
Open Dashboard →Final rankings, composite scores, stat leaders, and complete rosters for all 21 D1 HBCU football programs.
Open Dashboard →NCAA Academic Progress Rate — per-sport scores, penalties, compliance data, and peer comparisons for 23 HBCU programs.
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HBCU basketball has its own culture, its own history, and its own audiences that show up because they always have.…
On May 29, 2026, six Tennessee State University coaches submitted a vote of no confidence in athletic director Mikki Allen…
Every HBCU football program has a story. The Bayou Classic. The Magic City Classic. The Celebration Bowl. The rivalries that…