I’ll get super elementary with you here on what the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) even is since we might not all be sports-watching folks.
The CIAA hosts the oldest scholastic sports competition for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the US. The latest iteration of the tournament takes place between Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Friday, Feb. 25; the CIAA and cohost Visit Baltimore, the city’s semi-public tourism agency, have committed to keeping the annual tournament in Charm City through at least 2025.
By its hosting role, Visit Baltimore created a series of free events to bring Baltimoreans together with CIAA athletes, students, alumni of participant schools (the closest of which are Bowie State University and Lincoln University in counties surrounding DC and Philadelphia, respectively) and fans. This includes a tech summit — more on that later.
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