Athletics

EDMONDS-HARRIS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT; BYNUM NAMED NCCU CHEERLEADING HEAD COACH

LuAnn is an iconic representative of Eagle Pride and Eagle Excellence. For more than 30 years, she has faithfully devoted her career to her alma mater and has made a significant impact on the lives of thousands of students.

— Dr. Louis "Skip" Perkins

NCCU Director of Athletics FTER 30 YEARS of exemplary leadership of the cheerleading program at North Carolina Central University, LuAnn Edmonds-Harris announced her retirement and one of her former cheerleaders and longtime assistant coach, La'Tasha Bynum, was selected as NCCU's new head cheerleading coach.

A Durham native and 1975 NCCU graduate with a bachelor's degree in theater arts, Edmonds-Harris began her professional career at her alma mater as an admissions counselor in 1986, and became the cheerleading head coach in 1992. A member of her family has worked under the leadership of one of the Presidents/ Chancellors since founder Dr. James E. Shepard.

“LuAnn is an iconic representative of Eagle Pride and Eagle Excellence," said NCCU Director of Athletics Dr. Louis “Skip” Perkins. "For more than 30 years, she has faithfully devoted her career to her alma mater and has made a significant impact on the lives of thousands of students she has mentored, cared for, and embraced as her own. She placed NCCU cheerleading on the map as a program of class, creativity and distinction. We are truly grateful for LuAnn's dedicated, valued, and enthusiastic service to NCCU.”

A Winston-Salem native and 2006 graduate of NCCU, Bynum was a four-year varsity cheerleading letterwinner and two-year captain, earning the most valuable cheerleader award and all-conference honors during her senior season. She joined the NCCU cheerleading coaching staff as a volunteer in 2006, overseeing the junior varsity squad before becoming a varsity assistant coach in 2012 and being elevated to associate head coach in 2017.

“La’Tasha brings more than a decade of coaching experience and an unmatched familiarity of the NCCU cheerleading program to this new leadership role," said Perkins. "We are thrilled to have her continued service to her alma mater, as she builds upon the solid foundation established by her mentor and creates a legacy of her own.”

La'Tasha brings more than a decade of coaching experience and an unmatched familiarity of the NCCU cheerleading program to this new leadership role. We are thrilled to have her continued service to her alma mater, as she builds upon the solid foundation established by her mentor and creates a legacy of her own."

— Dr. Louis "Skip" Perkins, NCCU Director of Athletics

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Duke’s Mayo Classic I Charlotte I Sept. 3, 2022

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Six individuals were selected for induction into the Alex M. Rivera North Carolina Central University Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 18, 2021.

EMANUEL CHAPMAN, men's basketball (2010-14); JEREMY INGRAM, men's basketball (2010-14); CLARISSE STEANS, softball (2004-06); BENJAMIN TATE, football (1979-82); ZAKIA VANHOOSE, women's basketball (1998-2002); and MELVIN WALLACE, football (1982-85); were inducted into the Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame during a ceremony inside McDougald-McLendon Arena.

LeVelle Moton Park is open in Raleigh.

The City of Raleigh renamed the park on April 30, 2022 in honor of the local philanthropist and men's head basketball coach at NCCU. Moton grew up playing basketball at the same park, formerly known as Lane Street Park.

Former NCCU men's basketball coach Greg Jackson inducted into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Hall of Fame.

At NCCU, GREG JACKSON was a two-time CIAA Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1993, led the Eagles to four 20-win seasons, and served as an assistant under Mike Bernard for seven seasons, including the 1988-89 campaign when the Eagles captured the NCAA Division II National Championship.

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NCCU Selected as Recipient of Getty Images Grant

North Carolina Central University was one of four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an initiative aimed at preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of HBCUs.

Funding from the grant will support the digitization of roughly 50,000 rarely seen archival photographs from NCCU’s library, including stories of Black Wall Street in Durham and the school’s sports history, as well as images of historical figures visiting the campus, including Zora Hurston, Adam C. Powell, JH Franklin, and Thurgood Marshall. Claflin University, Jackson State University and Prairie View A&M University were also selected as recipients of the grant.

North Carolina Central University will retain all copyright of its photos and once digitized, the historical content will be placed in a newly created stand-alone Getty Images photo collection dubbed the “HBCU Photo Collection,” which will be made available for licensing in 2022.

All revenue generated from the images that are preserved through the grants will be funneled back into impact programs: 50 percent will go to grant recipients; 30 percent of revenue will be used for a financial donation to a scholarship fund focused on furthering the education of students at HBCUs; and 20 percent will be reinvested to fund the Getty Images Photo Archive Grants for HBCUs each year.

Pictured: North Carolina College for Negroes Class of 1923-24 (Photo courtesy of AP/file 1972)

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