Charlotte will not regain hosting rights for the CIAA basketball tournaments, officials confirmed, ending hopes of bringing back the high-profile HBCU event. The CIAA informed the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority that the city would not be considered for the 2027–2029 tournament cycle. According to WCNC, Charlotte previously hosted the men’s and women’s tournaments from 2006 […]

The Black College Invitation Championship (BCIC) will take place from March 20th-22nd at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. The tournament, starting daily at 12:00 p.m., will feature teams from the CIAA, MEAC, SIAC, and SWAC conferences, with champions crowned in both men’s and women’s divisions. Additional activities and events will also be held throughout the […]

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The CIAA announced on Friday afternoon that basketball tournament will remain in Charlotte in 2017, but the conference is relocating eight of 10 events out of the state. The conference is joining other athletic conferences in moving their tournament events out of the state to show their disapproval of HB 2. In a statement the […]

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CIAA Week

I don’t know where you’re going to be this Saturday night, but you can betcha bottom dollar that I will be where ever these guys are!  If you haven’t heard, the CIAA is in town and you know what that means!!  TURN UP BABY!!  And the group that I want to see, Mint Condition will […]

It’s Tournament week! That means the streets of Charlotte will be lined with lots of fashion, and not the boring kind that is typical for Uptown Charlotte. Here’s how one Charlotte Agenda reader described the fashion:  CIAA folks? …. They always look sharp. I love the sharp dressed men but I also keep an eye out […]