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Mass Shooting at Morgan State University Leaves Five Wounded

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Five people, including four Morgan State University students, were injured Tuesday night in a shooting during a homecoming week celebration at the HBCU.

Delaware State Mourns Passing Of Former Head Football Coach Al Lavan

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Dover, Del.--- Delaware State University Athletics mourns the passing of former Hornet head football coach Alton “Al” Lavan, who died early Monday in Colorado. Lavan...

”What I’ve Been Told So Far Doesn’t Make Sense” – Mother of Shot &...

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Durham police are investigating the fatal shooting of an North Carolina Central University student last week by a security guard at an off-campus apartment...

Walter L. Smith, FAMU’s Seventh President, Passes Away At 86

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Florida A&M University's seventh president has unfortunately passed away. Learn more about former FAMU president Walter L. Smith from Andrew Skerritt at FAMU Forward...

Six Howard University Employees Fired For Misappropriating Financial Aid

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Six Howard University employees were fired last year after an internal investigation found the financial aid office had misappropriated university-based grants to some university...

Colin Kaepernick Mural In Atlanta Destroyed Days Before Super Bowl

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Just two days before Super Bowl LIII, a prominent mural of Colin Kaepernick was torn down in Atlanta. The mural, which was located on...

4 Bethune-Cookman Board Of Trustee Members Resign

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Four members of the Bethune-Cookman University’s board of trustees resigned this week — and more could follow — amid an ongoing financial crisis that’s...

Feds Impose Aid Restrictions on Howard University

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One of the country’s most prominent historically black universities learned this month that it is now subject to one of the Education Department's strictest...

Grambling State University and Community Lend Helping Hand To Those Affected By Hurricane Maria

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Grambling State students and community gather to pray and raise funds for those affected by the category 5 hurricane, Hurricane Maria, the second storm...

Greg Tate, Groundbreaking Cultural Critic And Howard University Alumnus, Passes Away At 64

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Legendary cultural critic and Howard University alumnus Greg Tate has sadly passed away 64. Get the full story from Greg Shteamer at Rolling Stone...

Watch: Police Investigating Altercation With White Male & FAMU Students

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Police are investigating an incident captured on a viral video that shows a heated exchange in which a man entering the Stadium Centre apartments...

Tougaloo Receives a Grant for Security and Mental Health in Wake of Bomb Threats

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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. 

Kentucky Police is Slammed for Racial Profiling After This HBCU President

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A Kentucky police department says it's reviewing a traffic stop involving a black college president after accusations that it was racially motivated. The Louisville Metro...

Fisk University Is Latest HBCU Affected By Bomb Threats

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Monday Fisk University was affected by an unfortunate trend of bomb threats at HBCUs. Get the full story from Joseph Wenzel and Danielle Jackson...

This Howard Grad Spars With Black Journalist at NABJ Convention

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White House aide Omarosa Manigault's chilly reception on a panel at a convention for black journalists Friday spiraled into a screaming match following questions...

Morehouse Mourns The Loss Of ‘Iconic’ Journalist Lerone Bennett Jr.

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Morehouse College is mourning the loss of one of their noted alumnus and iconic journalist Lerone Bennett Jr. In a post on Twitter Friday,...

Will Cheyney University Lose its Accreditation This Month?

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After years of financial trouble and heartbreaking enrollment decline, Cheyney University, one of the oldest Black institutions of higher education in America, is on...

Why Did Betsy DeVos Meet Privately With HBCU Leaders?

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos met with leaders of several historically black colleges and universities in Florida on Wednesday. The roundtable event was not listed on...