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Howard University Responds To Dean Phylicia Rashad’s Tweets Regarding Bill Cosby

Howard University has responded after Phylicia Rashad, new dean of the College of Fine Arts at the university, sounded off about Bill Cosby's recent...

HBCU Grads Outperform Black Graduates of Predominately White Institutions

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African-Americans who graduate from a historically Black college or university do better financially than Blacks who graduate from traditionally white colleges and universities, according to a new study by economists at Morehouse College and Howard University.

Carpenter Stands with Dr. Harris and American Baptist College

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Vanderbilt University's Divinity School The Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality at Vanderbilt Divinity School expresses its support of and admiration for Dr. Forrest...

Black Women are Ranked the Most Educated Group by Race & Gender

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Black women surpassed any other group based upon race and gender in 2014 by having the highest percentage that is the most educated. Reports...

Ludacris’ Daughter Is Going To Spelman College

Ludacris’ eldest daughter is continuing a trend we hope to see last: celebrity kids not only heading to college... but Black colleges! Karma Bridges is...

HBCU Rankings 2019: Top Black Colleges from U.S. News

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This U.S. News ranking measures the quality of the undergraduate education at historically black colleges and universities. These HBCUs were compared only with one another for...

Two Arrests Made In Slaying of FAMU Alumna MaKayla “MK” Bryant

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Two have been arrested in the tragic slaying of FAMU alumna MaKayla Bryant. Get the full story from Christopher Cann at the Tallahassee Democrat...

Meet HBCU Grad Kamala Harris, 2nd Black Woman Elected To The U.S. Senate

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Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General, made history Tuesday night, becoming only the second black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Harris, 52, entered...

Missing Clark Atlanta Student Found Dead In Park; Roommate Named As 1 of 2...

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A Clark Atlanta University student missing for more than a week has been found dead, Atlanta police said Friday. Alexis Crawford was last seen by family on...

FAMU Alum Mayor Gillum Is Enroute To Become First African-American Governor Of Florida

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FAMU Alumnus Andrew Gillum announced that he is considering running for the position of Governor of Florida earlier last week. If elected into the position...

Trump Administration Planning Major Meeting With HBCU Presidents

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According to Republicans, President Trump is concerned about the state of historically black colleges and universities. TheGrio.com has learned a group of Republican leaders plan...

Fraternity Brothers Of Murder Suspect Opens Up: ‘We Are Shocked By The Crime’

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The fraternity brothers of Cleveland murder suspect Steve Stephens told FOX 8's Maia Belay Sunday night that they are shocked by the crime. On Sunday,...

Anthony Anderson Plans To Graduate Howard University Class Of 2022 With His Son

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Anthony Anderson has big plans in the works. The Black-ish star tells Jimmy Fallon that he’s on the road to graduating from Howard University...

First HBCU-Inspired Elementary School Opens in Jacksonville, Florida

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Becoming Collegiate Academy has become Jacksonville's first Historically Black College and University-inspired elementary school. 

This 16 Year Old Is Heading To NCCU With 1.5 Million In Scholarships

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For New Bern, N.C., native, Ny’Quasia Brown, the dream of attending college was one she was set on realizing. On June 15, 2019, the Jacksonville,...

NAACP Prez Cornell William Brooks Brings In Commencement Address At Jackson State

Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO of the NAACP, is bringing in the commencement address at Jackson State University today, and you can now...

6 HBCUs Promoting Global Studies

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Alcorn State University, Office of Global Programs Through its Office of Global Programs (OGP), Alcorn State offers students unique and rewarding international experiences and general global understanding, both...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Top 22 HBCU Stories of 2014

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Charles Dickens writes in his novel A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it...