NCCU History Professor Breaks Down Kanye’s ‘Slavery Was A Choice’ Argument
After Kanye West told TMZ, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years, for 400 years? That sound like a choice," Blair LM Kelley,...
New UNCF Report: African American Youth’s Perceptions of Education Landscape
UNCF releases its third installment of African American perceptions research on key issues in K-12 education. Nearly 70 percent of low-income African American youth surveyed...
Wharton School of Business & Morgan State’s Earl G. Graves School Of Business and Management Announce...
First of its Kind Collaboration Between The Wharton School and an HBCUThe Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announces that it has entered...
Patsy And Gene Ponder Of Marshall, Texas, Make $2 Million Gift To Wiley College
Longtime Wiley College supporters say gift is in honor of College’s Retiring President, Haywood L. Strickland(Marshall, Texas) During a nostalgic visit to the Wiley...
Meet Prairie View’s First Female President Ruth Simmons
Ruth J. Simmons, was inaugurated April 20, 2018, in Panther Stadium, becoming the first woman and eighth President of Prairie View A&M University, to hold the position.
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Google Matches Beyonce’s Scholarship Effort Towards HBCUs
After the singer donated $25,000 following her Coachella performance, the online search engine matched the singer's grant to benefit four more historical black colleges...
Howard University Leads HBCUs In Law School Grads’ Bar Exam Performance
Howard University School of Law’s Class of 2017 led in the percentage of law students at historically Black colleges and universities who passed a...
Here’s What Kamala Harris Had to Say About Her HBCU
California senator, Howard University Grad Kamala Harris is a rising star in the Democratic Party (in case you didn’t know) and with rumors swirling that...
FAMU Grad Opens Pharmacy In Jacksonville, FL
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One man's dream to open a pharmacy in Northwest Jacksonville became a reality Monday when New Town Pharmacy opened to a crowd of...
Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman Returns to Howard University as Commencement 2018 Speaker
Chadwick Boseman will return to his alma mater, Howard University, to deliver the 2018 Commencement Address on May 12, 2018.
Boseman, who recently played the...
Beyoncé Set To Give 100k In Grants to 4 HBCUs Following Coachella
For her second BeyGOOD scholars program, Beyoncé will award four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with $25,000 grants for the 2018-2019 academic year.
The...
#HUSitIn: How the Home of a Financial Aid Scandal Became a Safe Haven for...
Fifty years ago, solidarity between Howard University students brought national attention to the class of 1968 due to university’s failure to include student input...
Education Department Forgives $322 Million In Loans to Help HBCUs Recover From Hurricanes
The U.S. Education Department is granting full forgiveness of $322 million in loans made to four historically black colleges and universities that suffered damage after...
Huff Post: “There’s Finally A Museum Devoted To Telling The Story Of HBCUs”
The first museum devoted to honoring and documenting historically black colleges and universities has opened its doors in Washington, D.C.
The HBCU Museum, located on...
Lyft To Take The Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge
Washington, D.C.—Today, during the first HBCU STEAM Day of Action, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (D-NC) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Historically...
Lincoln University Of Missouri Announces Its Newest President
After a six-month search, Lincoln University has named Dr. Jerald Jones Woolfolk as their 20th President.
The position is currently held by Interim President, Micheal...
FAMU Soon To Be The First HBCU With Accredited Police Department
A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators will arrive on FAMU’s campus on March 25. Team members will be...
Virginia Union Wins CIAA Title For First Time In Over A Decade
The Virginia Union University men's basketball team claimed their first CIAA title since 2006 with an 82-52 victory over Johnson C. Smith University Saturday night...
