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Brittany IrelandNorth Carolina Central University Interim Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye issued a statement remembering fallen Eagle Myiah N. Andrews today. Andrews, an 18-year-old freshman student at the black university, died in a tragic car accident in Durham...
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Tommy G. Meade Jr.
Morehouse Grad Shaun King: ‘Texas School Building Could Be Making Students And Staff Sick’
New York Daily News Senior Justice Writer Shaun King sheds a light on a Texas middle school horror story in his latest piece titled “Texas middle school could be making students and staff sick — but building still in use.” Schools should...
Rep. Alma Adams: Historically Black Colleges And Universities Take ‘Devastating Hit’ In Trump’s Budget
President Donald Trump previewed a budget plan “that could have a severe impact on black colleges” earlier last week, according to HBCU advocates. Briana Thomas writes at Capital News Service that Trump’s “America First” proposal...
Black Girls Going Missing Right In Our Backyard
In the last few days, social media has been buzzing with photos and posts of missing black teens from Howard University and UDC’s backyard; Washington D.C. Within the last week, 10 teens have gone missing in D.C. But you wouldn’t know about...
HU Prez Slams BET’s ‘The Quad’ For Inaccurate Portrayal Of HBCU Culture
A leader in the historically black college community has blasted BET’s The Quad for distorting HBCU culture and leadership on TV, calling the new drama “fake news” and “a bogus representation of very important and historic...
Tuskegee University Ordered To Pay $2 Million For Breach Of Contract After Losing Lawsuit
After losing a lawsuit against its former lawyer, Darryl E. Crompton, who was hired as an attorney and faculty member at Tuskegee University in early 2011 but three years later was terminated, the private historically black university was ordered to...
Miss Fayetteville State University Bria Perkins Dethroned As Queen Of FSU
Controversy over the removal of Bria Perkins from her Miss Fayetteville State University position is causing concern inside the Fayetteville community. The university also noted the student privacy laws at Fayetteville prohibit officials from...
Kyle Kidd-Buckner
HBCU Grad Live-Streamed Suicide Following Arrest For Sexual Assault
A historically black college graduate killed himself while recording a Facebook Live video earlier this week, days after his arrest on suspicion of sexual assault. Authorities confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that HBCU grad Frederick Jay Bowdy was...
Morehouse College Board Of Trustees Announce Leadership Change
Morehouse College is parting ways with its president after the board voted not to renew John S. Wilson’s contract as Morehouse enters its 150th-year celebration. In a release sent to the press, officials at the all-male, historically black...
HBCU Grad Bishop Eddie Long Dies Of Cancer At Age 63
New Birth Missionary Baptist Pastor Eddie Long died in Atlanta on Sunday. He was 63. Long, who attended North Carolina Central University, where he studied Business Administration and graduated in 1977, passed away from an “aggressive form of...
5 Howard Students Arrested Protesting Sessions’ Nomination
Five Howard University students were arrested Tuesday afternoon after staging a nonviolent sit-in, protesting the confirmation hearing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions — demanding that he withdraws his nomination at the Russell Senate Office...
Jacinth Jones
HBCU Radio Station Cancels Kim Burrell’s Show Following Her Comments On ‘Perveted’ Homosexuality
Citing no reason, a historically Black university in Texas has canceled Kim Burrell’s radio show following her comments on homosexuality. Texas Southern University’s KTSU-FM released a statement to the press saying, “The Kim Burrell show...
CAU Freshman Class President Eric Wilson Has Lost His Brother And Father To Violence
When Eric Wilson fled the deadly gun violence plaguing the streets of Chicago, the Clark Atlanta University freshman left behind four of the most important people in his life. Yet, even as Eric, 19, packed his bags to journey hundreds of miles away...
Police Disband NAACP Sit-In At Jeff Sessions’ Office, Six Arrested
Mobile, AL police diffused a NAACP sit-in to protest the nomination of US Sen. Jeff Sessions as US attorney general, with at least six people arrested. Five men and one woman, including Jackson State University graduate and NAACP President Cornell W...
Family On Dillard Student Killed A Year Ago: ‘We Still Don’t Know Anything’
WDSU.com reports: The family of the Dillard University student gunned down a year ago in Central City said on Monday that they are honoring her memory as police continue to search for her killer. The family is still looking for answers concerning...
Chancellor Anderson Uses N-Word In Viral Video, Says It Was A Mistake
Fayetteville State Chancellor James Anderson appeared comfortable using the controversial n-word while rapping with students at the black university on campus. Anderson used the word while talking about guns and rapping with a group of students on...
For HBCU Students, Student Loan Crisis Is Ever So Real
HBCU students rely on student loans more than their non-HBCU peers, a new report says. Black college students borrow, on average, at higher rates than white grads — consequently, they graduate with substantially higher debt compared to their peers...
Oldest Surviving Member Of Tuskegee Airmen, Willie Rogers, Dies At 101
A former Tuskegee Airmen, Willie Rogers, died in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, CBS News reports. He was 101. Rogers was also the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen. But CBS Tampa affiliate WTS reports that he was pretty low-key...
