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...
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame To Enshrine Coaching Legend Again
Legendary basketball coach and innovator John McLendon was announced as a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement class of 2016 to...
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...
NCAT Enrolls Largest Student Body Ever
North Carolina A&T State University announced yesterday a fall enrollment total of 111,877 in the fall term that just began, expanding the student body...
Roland Martin Features Wilberforce University #HBCUGivingDay
Wilberforce University Alumni Takes Action
Rex Tillerson Targets HBCUs For State Department
Rex Tillerson; U.S. Secretary of State gave remarks at the agency’s headquarters focusing on building diversity within the department’s domestic and foreign service ranks...
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,...
Intel To Pour $4.5 Million Into STEM Programs For HBCU Students
The future of American jobs is in STEM. According to the 2016 U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, graduate numbers and salaries in the field of...
Morehouse College Reaffirms Dedication, Will Admit Transgender Male Students In 2020
Historically black, Morehouse College, all-men's school in Atlanta, will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men in 2020, The new policy, known as...
Howard President Wayne Frederick Signs Five-Year Extension
Washington, DC – July 28, 2017 - The Howard University Board of Trustees announced earlier today the extension of President Wayne Frederick’s contract until...
Bethune Nursing Instructor’s Dissertation Unveils Strategies to Address Drowning Among Blacks
Instructor Lorna Wilson successfully defended her dissertation on July 19, 2018, and has completed the requirements for her Ph.D. in nursing from Barry University.
Her...
New Center for Entrepreneurship at Wilberforce University
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY OPENS NEW CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOCIAL GOOD AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP
Early this month Wilberforce University—the historically black college in Ohio named for the...
UNCF Celebrates 75 Years Of Advocating And Supporting HBCUs
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today celebrated its 75th anniversary with a special event at the organization’s headquarters in Washington, DC. What began as an...
Texas Southern Student, Tarsha Jackson On Journey For Criminal Justice Reform
On a blistering hot late summer day at a state prison in rural Rosharon, Marquieth Jackson sits behind security glass. His muscular arms poke...
WSSU Receives Over $300k In Grant Funds to Develop Weight Management Program
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) researchers have received a $325,000 grant to implement and explore the effectiveness of a weight management program for African American...
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...
Tougaloo Alumnus And NAACP Prez Derrick Johnson Offers His Own Take On SOTU
Derrick Johnson offered his own take of President Donald Trump and the State of the Union last night.
The Tougaloo College graduate and NAACP CEO...
Norfolk State On the Hunt for a New President
The Board of Visitors (governing body) invites applications and nominations for the seventh President of Norfolk State University (NSU). The board seeks a dynamic,...
