The 2025 Hope Credit Union HBCUAC Basketball Championships were a successful event, bringing recognition to Stillman College and providing a high-quality experience for all involved, including the Visit Tuscaloosa team and the UVI men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes
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March Madness Black college style
The 2025 HBCUAC women’s and men’s basketball postseason tournament will be held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with Tuscaloosa being the home of the University of Alabama and the regional center of industry, commerce, health care and education for the area locally known as West Alabama.
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Stillman to host HBCU Basketball Championships
Tuscaloosa, Alabama will host the 2025 HBCU Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, marking a boost to the area’s economic fortunes and featuring a new tradition of a Family Reunion Community Tailgate.
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HBCUAC unveils innovative championship logos, honors outstanding individuals
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) has launched new championship logos designed by Phoenix Design Works, and several individuals from HBCUAC member schools and Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes have received national recognition.
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Branding HBCUs as places “Where Winners Thrive”
An interview with Conference Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes is the winner of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Rise Leader of the Year award. She is the NAIA’s only all-Black conference commissioner, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC). Formerly the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, Barnes became […]
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All-Black NAIA conference offers refuge from the money gameÂ
Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes is the first Black female commissioner in NAIA history and one of only four Black women to hold a top athletics office in America.
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Academy shows young women how to succeed in sports careers
The MSR recently spoke with several panelists at a four-day virtual ‘So You Want A Career in Athletics’ academy. This week we highlight Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes.