Tennessee State University announced new leadership for the Aristocrat of Bands and the Sophisticated Ladies. James Sexton will serve as interim band director while Dwight Pope will lead cheer and ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The university also named Dwight Pope as its new director of cheer and dance, where he will oversee the Sophisticated Ladies dance team.

Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands is set to leave their mark on the south lawn of the White House as they perform in Tuesday's Juneteenth concert.

Tennessee State University announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce a men's ice hockey program in 2024 and later a women's team, becoming the first HBCU to offer it.

Tennessee State’s new men’s club hockey program, which will begin play next year, is looking to become the first HBCU to field an NCAA Division I team.

Longtime Middle Tennessee State women's basketball coach Rick Insell was named to the Conference USA Hall of Fame class for ...

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team will face Middle Tennessee State University in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at 8 p.m. Gene has covered ...

Black lawmakers, students and alumni of Tennessee State University are outraged that Gov. Bill Lee, in an unprecedented move, signed into law legislation that dismantled the storied historically ...

Tennessee State University will be the first HBCU to establish an ice hockey program, according to ESPN's Ryan S. Clark. The announcement of this historical sports program will be held at ...

In 2022-23, Fisk University became the first HBCU to offer women's gymnastics. Morgan State will become the only HBCU offering Division I men's wrestling this coming school year.