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American Baptist College recently had its first online activism class, “Community Organizing 101 in Cyberspace.” Community Organizing 101 in Cyberspace is about preparing students to be digital activist. The class teaches students community organizing strategies through social media tools. The class also examines the arguments regarding the effectiveness of on-the-ground social protest in comparison to online activist movements. Through learning [...]

John Newson has a lot to be proud of in his life. A former standout athlete at Norwich Free Academy who held four state track records and won a full scholarship to play football at the University of Rhode Island, Newson said his youth was full of big dreams. But despite 2 ½-hour weight-lifting sessions and making tough adjustments on [...]

The Wilberforce University Choir opens the North American Black Historical Museum’s fourth-annual Freedom Landing Festival weekend with a concert Friday, Feb. 1, at St. John the Baptist Church, 225 Brock St. Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert are $20 and are available online at www.blackhistoricalmuseum.org or at the museum, 277 King St. On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Freedom Landing Festival [...]

The HBCU National Band Directors Consortium will start Thursday, April 4 to April 7 in Atlanta, Georgia. HBCU-NBDC provides an opportunity for Band Directors and students from predominately black institutions to collaborate and develop strategic plans for success in instrumental music programs. The annual convention also include workshops and clinics that offers excellent educational value for band directors and for [...]

Dillard University’s Community Development Corporation will host its seventh annual Family Health and Sports Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 6. Admission is free and open to the public and includes lunch. Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Rickey Jackson, who played for the Saints from 1981-1993, and former NBA player Jonathan Bender, a native of [...]

It is campaign season at HBCUs around the nation and student Charles Robinson-Snead hopes to best represent his school next year as ‘Mr. Delaware State University’. Robinson-Snead is a junior at DSU majoring in Psychology who said he has worked toward the title since his freshmen year. He even tried to run for Mr. DSU and SGA president at the [...]

Talladega, Alabama—Talladega College is preparing to host its Annual Leadership and All Sports Banquet. The banquet is an opportunity to inspire the leaders and athletes on the campus while preparing them for a global stage and exposing them to others who have already tread that path. This year, the featured speaker is Yolanda Moore. Ms. Moore is a founding member [...]

Talladega, Alabama—Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) is the first-ever academic competition between students at America’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities. HCASC brings together the whole campus community — students, faculty, administration and alumni. Now in its 24th season, nearly 100,000 HCASC players have demonstrated their incredible intellects and fast recall, and for their efforts, have earned over $7 million in grants [...]

Langston University will celebrate its 116th Founders Day Tuesday, March 12 in Langston, Oklahoma. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in I.W. Young Auditorium. The Honorable Rick Brinkley (R), who is currently serving as a member of the Oklahoma Senate, will be the guest speaker. Celebrating 116 years of rich tradition and developing leaders from a diverse student [...]

NBA legend and business mogul Earvin “Magic” Johnson gave an inspiring speech to a packed audience of more than 500 employees and students from the Atlanta University Center recently. Joined by multi-Grammy Award-winning musician, actor and philanthropist Common, Johnson shared personal childhood stories and insight into the importance of giving back to the community and participating in the “Coca-Cola Pay [...]

The HBCU Tip-Off Championship will be more than just a basketball tournament, according to founder Kevin Clayton. The tournament, which will be played at Philips Arena Nov. 9-11, will be an event that he hopes will enrich the lives of the players and community. Clayton detailed his vision during a press conference on Tuesday at the Arena to announce the [...]

American Baptist College invites alumni and friends of the college to a rich dialogue on contemporary social issues during its 56th Annual Garnett-Nabrit Lecture Series, March 18-21. The 2013 Garnett Nabrit Lecture Series is designed for the kingdom conscious minister who has a desire in excelling and delivering practical healing to his/her church and community. This year’s theme “There is [...]

This year, Talladega College’s speaker for the convocation will be Susan L. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine.  Taylor helped brand Essence as one of the top African American publications  and one of the most revered black-owned businesses of the 21st century. Taylor is from Harlem, New York. As a fourth-generation entrepreneur, Taylor started her own cosmetics company after working for [...]

Becoming a Renaissance Woman: Redefining Service, Protocol, and Civility in the 21st Century and Beyond Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, historically black Central State University will host its 2nd Annual Women’s Conference, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Noted author Terry McMillan visited CSU’s yard during last year’s 1st annual, one-day event. Students, faculty and staff now have the opportunity to meet CEO [...]

Participating in a hackathon is a magical thing. It doesn’t matter if you’re a programmer, designer, marketer, or the person with all the ideas, everybody involved is motivated to put their heads together and create something awesome in an incredibly short amount of time. A hackathon can last anywhere from 24 hours to an entire weekend, and participants compete to [...]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hall of Fame basketball player turned multi-million dollar entrepreneur, will be at Howard University Hospital from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 to talk about his transformation from basketball to business and how the stigma of being HIV-positive affects him and others. Johnson, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, a three-time NBA MVP, winner [...]

Students held a rally at Maryland’s State House Monday hoping to get more funding for the state’s four historically black colleges and universities. Sequoya Patterson went from Connecticut to Prince George’s County to attend Bowie State University because she knew it was the school for her. “It was just a family home feel that I got from the campus and [...]

The Marching Band > The Football Team. Well, at least this idea remains true at HBCUs. Check out Daily Finance’s account on the 2013 “House Party.” Historically Black College and University marching bands rocked the Georgia Dome with dynamic performances on Saturday at the 11th annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. (Photo: Business Wire) An electrifying performance by [...]