Spelman Alumna Sues Bill Cosby for Defamation, Alleges Sex Abuse
A Pittsburgh woman said on Thursday she had filed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby for comments made by his representatives after she...
HSSU’s Dr. Charles S. Sherwin, 1st white physician asked to lead a medical society...
Dr. Charles S. Sherwin, who died Saturday at age 91, followed his father's footsteps to help train black physicians during the segregation days of...
Tougaloo Receives a Grant for Security and Mental Health in Wake of Bomb Threats
Tougaloo College is set to receive $420,000 from the federal government to support campus security and the mental health of students and faculty in response to this year's nationwide bomb threats targeting HBCUs.
Jackson State University Student, Devon Mannery Dies In Car Crash
On Monday morning Devon Mannery, a student at historically black college or university (HBCU) Jackson State University, was the victim of a fatal car accident.
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Hampton University Burger King closes after lease expires
The king is no longer serving burgers near campus.
A Burger King that has long served Hampton University students and the surrounding community closed in...
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Student And Recent Graduate of South Carolina State University Among Victims Of Fatal Crash
The lives of a South Carolina State University student and recent graduate were sadly taken in a recent car crash in Orangeburg, and others...
FAMU Police Report Robbery Near Campus
FAMU police are investigating a robbery that occurred near the intersection of Barbourville Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The FAMU police department told the...
Attorney General Investigating ‘CIAA Surcharge’ at Ritz-Carlton
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The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office is investigating the Ritz-Carlton in uptown after patrons said they were charged a 15 percent “CIAA service charge.”
Some...
HBCU Grad: ‘HBCUs Are Doing Students A Disservice When They Sell Students A Dream’
The Root recently reported on some disturbing news. According to a new report by AJC, some black colleges are graduating 1 out of 5...
Report: 10 States Withheld $57 Million in HBCU Funding
Nearly $57 Million in funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are withheld, reports the APLU. In a 2013 survey of 1890 land-grant universities conducted by the...
Elizabeth B. Davidson, nurse anesthetist at Howard University Hospital for 30 years, dies at...
Mrs. Davidson retired from Howard University Hospital in 1984. She later briefly worked in real estate sales in Anne Arundel County. She lived in...
CSU Police Car Damaged by “Put Em In A Coffin” Prank — WATCH
Put em in a coffin gone wrong.
A Facebook video shows a Central State University police car getting pranked by what looks like a university...
Iota Phi Theta Founder Barron Willis Has Died
The Iota Phi Theta family is mourning the loss of one of its brothers.
Barron Willis, one of the 12 founders of Iota Phi Theta...
Black Los Angeles Honor Roll Student Sent Home for Breaking Dress Code
Deja Tunstill, eleven year old, was sent home by a teacher assistant at Mount Gleason Middle School because the color of her brown stretch...
Former Langston University president Ernest L. Holloway Dies
Ernest L. Holloway, who served longer than any other president of Langston University, died Saturday. He was 81. Holloway was being treated for stomach...
Alleged Rape on GSU Campus Investigated
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A Grambling State University Spokesperson and Ruston Police confirm an alleged rape involving two students on the GSU campus is...
Tuskegee student, Bobby “BJ” Smith, fatally shot at block party
Tuskegee University student Bobby "BJ" Smith, 21, of Atlanta, Georgia was shot in the back at a party that was taking place on East...