<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/sundresses-and-sneakers-social-celebrates-program-legacy-community-investment-and-championship-momentum.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>The 1947 Project Launches to Build Lasting Support for AAMU Women's Basketball</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University officially launched The 1947 Project on May 31 with the Sundresses &amp; Sneakers Social at the AAMU Event Center, bringing together alumni, students, faculty, staff, community members and supporters of Bulldog women's basketball for an afternoon focused on celebration, engagement and investment in the program's future.</summary><date>2026-06-02T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>AAMU Head Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Thornton smiles with Dr. Dorothy Huston, retired AAMU Vice President for Research and Development</imageAltText><image>/_images/1947main.jpg</image><name>Sundresses &amp; Sneakers Social Celebrates Program Legacy, Community Investment and Championship Momentum</name><first>Sundresses</first><last>&amp; Sneakers Social Celebrates Program Legacy, Community Investment and Championship Momentum</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/sundresses-and-sneakers-social-celebrates-program-legacy-community-investment-and-championship-momentum.html</url><tags/></item>