Hampton Award 3.5 Million in First in the World Partnership from US Department of...
Hampton, Va. - The Hampton University First in the World Partnership (HU-FITWP) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of...
Bowie State University Student’s Podcast Highlights Lesser-Known Community Leaders
Bowie State University student Zabril Carey does more than draw inspiration from the successful people in his community. He makes the effort to get...
One Major Change Has People Wondering: Has Howard University’s Homecoming Lost Its Juice?
Howard University is known for many things, and one of them is its Homecoming celebration.
The universities Homecoming Week is a time when alumni and...
New Morehouse College president talks HBCU money woes and LGBT issues
Those who know a thing or two about historically black institutions are more than likely fluent with the trials and tribulations of its financial...
ECSU Naturals Are Conceited and Not Afraid to Show It
“Unpredictable, free-spirited, rebellious, gorgeous, and dominant” This is how Elizabeth City State University students Nadieya Barco and Desiree Everette describe natural hair.
Two Years ago...
Virginia Union Receives a Major Gift to Finance a New Campus Center
Virginia Union University, the historically Black educational institution in Richmond, received a $2 million gift from Robert J. Brown, founder, chair, and CEO of...
Vice Mayor And HBCU Alum Wes Bellamy Leads Protest to Remove Robert E. Lee...
Vice Mayor of Charlottesville and HBCU alum Wes Bellamy is leading protests to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a city...
Norfolk State Grad Jeneé Osterheldt Named Harvard Nieman Fellow
Jeneé Osterheldt, The Star’s lifestyle and culture columnist, has been accepted to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism program at Boston’s Harvard University. She is...
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...
Florida Congressional Reps Join New HBCU Caucus
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Four representatives from Florida -- Democrats Corrine Brown, Gwen Graham, Alcee Hastings and Frederica Wilson -- joined more than 30 other members...
Virginia Union University Joins the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges
The progressive Virginia Union University is joining institutions like the University of Richmond, Sweet Briar College, and more with the Virginia Foundation for Independent...
Tuskegee Tops ‘Best Historically Black Colleges & Universities’ List
Tuskegee University was praised for its "Rich Tradition of Service" when the online publication College Choice named the historic university originally led and founded by the...
DSU Becomes 19th Fulbright HBCU This Year
Delaware State University is recognized as one of nineteen HBCU Fullbright schools for higher learning education.
HBCU Grad, Olympia Auset Wants To Reopen Healthy Food Store In Nipsey Hussle’s Neighborhood
When L.A. rapper, entrepreneur and activist, Nipsey Hussle, died last month, he was in the midst of inspiring a health revolution for the Black community. His...
Student From Chicago School Gets Accepted Into 23 Historically Black Colleges
What a wonderful time to be young, black, and a future college student in America. A student at Chicago's Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High...
Spelman Grad Stacey Abrams Fires Up The DNC
Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, who is also a graduate of HBCU Spelman College in Atlanta, defended Hillary Clinton and declared that she...
Delaware Governor Denounces Police Search of HBCU Lacrosse Bus in Georgia
We previously reported on the now viral police searching of a bus full of Delaware State University lacrosse students, and now that unfortunate event...
Stillman College Announces Former Secretary Of State Condoleeza Rice Will Speak At 140th Anniversary...
Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will speak at Stillman College during the school’s 140th anniversary celebration on May 19.
It will be a homecoming...
