Kira Nicole Grant - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:27:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Kira Nicole Grant - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Fact Check: Are Voter Fraud and Suppression Myths or Barriers that Disadvantages Black and People of Color? https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/11/05/fact-check-are-voter-fraud-and-suppression-myths-or-barriers-that-disadvantages-black-and-people-of-color/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fact-check-are-voter-fraud-and-suppression-myths-or-barriers-that-disadvantages-black-and-people-of-color Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:09:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=13374 By Kira Nicole Grant, Staff Reporter The unforeseen challenges of the novel coronavirus, an infectious disease, has impacted the lives and well-being of others across the globe and here in the United States. This year’s pandemic has affected the American way of life, economic stability, and now the day where most Americans civically participate in […]

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]]> 13374 Lady Bison Basketball Team Roll Over South Carolina In MEAC Tournament, But Fall Short in the Quarterfinals https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/03/12/lady-bison-basketball-team-roll-over-south-carolina-in-meac-tournament-but-fall-short-in-the-quarterfinals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lady-bison-basketball-team-roll-over-south-carolina-in-meac-tournament-but-fall-short-in-the-quarterfinals Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:00:49 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12634 By Kira Nicole Grant, Staff Reporter Following a 15-14 regular season basketball campaign, the No. 7 ranked Howard University Lady Bison advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament March 10, after defeating the No. 10 ranked South Carolina State Bulldogs 79-72. In the women’s first matchup of MEAC Tournament play, […]

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]]> 12634 Rising Star: Wayne Bristol, Jr. Earns MEAC Rookie Of The Year https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/03/12/rising-star-wayne-bristol-jr-earns-meac-rookie-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rising-star-wayne-bristol-jr-earns-meac-rookie-of-the-year Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12630 By Kira Nicole Grant, Staff Reporter The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference named freshman guard Wayne Bristol, Jr. as the 2019-2020 MEAC Rookie of the Year on March 6 following the ending of the regular season.   All the MEAC Men’s Basketball Head Coaches and sports information directors voted for this honor among other honorary awards. Other winners […]

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]]> 12630 History In The Making: Charles “CJ” Williams breaks the MEAC’s All-Time Scoring Record https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/02/27/history-in-the-making-charles-cj-williams-breaks-the-meacs-all-time-scoring-record/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-in-the-making-charles-cj-williams-breaks-the-meacs-all-time-scoring-record Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:00:06 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12558 By Kira Nicole Grant, Staff Reporter During an eventful weekend for Howard University Bison Athletics and a two-game North Carolina road trip for the men’s basketball team, senior guard Charles “CJ” Williams, a premiere shooting talent brought excitement atop the hill by breaking a 29-year Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference record—becoming the all-time leading scorer in the […]

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]]> 12558 NFL Rooney Rule Fails to Diversify League with Minority Head Coaches, XFL Answers https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/02/13/nfl-rooney-rule-fails-to-diversify-league-with-minority-head-coaches-xfl-answers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nfl-rooney-rule-fails-to-diversify-league-with-minority-head-coaches-xfl-answers Thu, 13 Feb 2020 13:00:58 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12487 By Kira Nicole Grant, Staff Reporter The National Football League’s 2019 season, the league’s 100th season, was marked with memorable conference battles, exciting rivalries, and some of the greatest sports underdog stories ever witnessed. The Tennessee Titans, who began the season 2-4, turned their season around, and with a powerful defense and rushing dominance led […]

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