Willing to cut a deal. . .6d ago

I just listened to a #podcast from @progresstx where they were suggesting that #BlackAthletes choose an #HBCU over an #SEC #university because, #football.

I used their "Connect with us" form to point out that this isn't on Black athletes to solve. White students — athletes and non-athletes — should consider alternatives, especially #HBCUs, too. Sometimes we don't have #options, but when we do, we should choose intentionally.

I'm attending a state school because I'm #disabled and my tuition and fees are waived. So I understand that not everyone has this option.

#gerrymandering #JimCrow #representation #VotingRights

Show threadJesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3May 14

@howardu here’s a video about my findings on the history of #HamRadio at #HowardUniversity

https://youtu.be/uXTlov4WCXE

#HBCUs
#BlackMastodon
#BlackInSTEM
#AmateurRadio

Howard University Amateur Radio Society timeline

YouTube
Show threadJesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3May 8
@ai6yr Selling #AmateurRadio seems to be competing with #bigtech buying their way into cash-strapped colleges with #AI curricula, job pipelines, and professorships. Especially #HBCUs who are struggling with increased enrollment, funding cuts through the education department, and political pressure from the #clowncar administration.
Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3Mar 27

#amateurradionewsline (https://www.arnewsline.org/) 2526 just carried the story about #OMIK #HBCUs on the Air. #blacksinSTEM #BlackMastodon #echolink @amateurradioinclusivitypledge #arrl

project page:
https://sites.google.com/view/hbucs-on-the-air/home

Jesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3Mar 18

"#Howard Men’s and Women’s #Basketball Teams Claim 2026 #MEAC Championships and Advance to #NCAA Tournament While Making Howard History"

https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-mens-and-womens-basketball-teams-claim-2026-meac-championships-and-advance-ncaa-tournament

#HUyouknow #howarduniversity #BlackMastodon #BlackJoy #Black #HBCUs

Howard University Announces 2026 Football Schedule

Howard University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams each captured 2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championships as both programs secured automatic bids to their respective NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments.

Howard University
Penny RichardsFeb 27
started a #Wikipedia article on US singer, educator, social worker, clubwoman, Naomah Williams Maise (1906-1974): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomah_Maise @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs @spelmancollege @ncnwhq #WomeninMusic #Cleveland #Atlanta @juilliardschool #Bennington
Penny RichardsFeb 26
started a #wikipedia article on US actress and professor of French @spelmancollege Billie Geter Thomas (1902-1962): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Geter_Thomas @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs #Atlanta #CollegeLanguageAssn
Show threadJesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3Feb 23
@drcaberry We have options nowadays. I'd like to see more alliances with #HBCUs and colleges in #Africa & the #carribean. I'd also like to see #entreprenural programs collaborate across continents.
Penny RichardsFeb 11
started a #wikipedia article on US pediatrician Lydia T. Wright (1922-2006), the first Black member of the Buffalo Board of Education when she was appointed in 1962: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_T._Wright @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth @ubuffalo #NAACP #UrbanLeague #EpiscopalChurch @meharrymedical @fiskuniversity #HBCUs
Penny RichardsJan 27
started a #Wikipedia article on US soprano, poet, and educator, Bessie Mayle (died 1963): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Mayle @wikiwomeninred #BlackHistoryMonth #HBCUs #WomeninMusic #HowardUniversity #SpelmanCollege @bostonuniv #TheCrisis