HBCU vs PWI – Did You Make the Right Choice?
We have spent years on the HBCU vs PWI debate, going head to head via social media about which road to graduation African American...
Summer Is Over, But “Beating The Drum For HBCUs” Isn’t
For close to two years now, I have been “beating the drum for HBCUs,” as former Claflin University Professor Patricia H. Koger calls it. Now, let’s...
Five Ways to Survive Your Freshman Year of College
Back-to-school season is officially here, and college freshmen are about to embark on what has long been called the “best four years of your...
The Importance of Political Awareness
For decades our ancestors bled, fought and died in order to ensure our rights as equal citizens. The Ku Klux Klan, than a legal militant...
Toni Morrison’s Papers Will Go to Princeton? Not Howard.
I respect the work Toni Morrison has done--line by line and page by page. Her work has influenced the nation in many ways, and if we...
How Live Video Is Changing The Way We Use The Internet
Perhaps more than any other industry, the online tech sector is evolving at a truly rapid pace, with the possibilities of the internet in...
This Mom Follows Her Twins To FAMU – And Earns Her Own Degree
In most cases, college-bound students find themselves counting down the days, eager to leave the home nest and parents behind, to move on campus,...
28 Black Stereotypes
We all eat fried chicken and watermelon and drink kool-aid.
It is widely believed that all African Americans eat these three foods—so much so that...
NYPD’s “Blue Code of Silence” Screams Injustice & Prejudice
Earlier this month, a New York Police Department narcotics officer (often shortened to narc), blew a troublesome police scandal wide-open when he testified against...
How the HBCU Experience Prepared Me for Ivy League School, Life
When I graduated from Dillard University on May 10, 2014, I was the first person in my family, like many others that day, to...
Howard Alumna, DC Photographer Creates Her Own Table
DC photographer, Howard University Alumna Jordan Woods, has created a portrait series observing black people and their self-image juxtaposed against the narrative of mainstream...
Welcome Class of 2016: Letter from the Editor
To the Class of 2016, congratulations. You have done it. You have proved many wrong, and you have made your family, friends, and most...
Five Must-Haves for College Move-In Day
HBCU Buzz has got you covered for college move-in day! Here are five basic must-haves for your college dorm.
Are HBCUs Boosting Minority Representation in the Sciences?
(The Atlantic Education) --- Caleph Wilson, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania medical school, always loved science, but even as a teenager he didn’t...
Politics with Ariell Tillman
Ariell Tillman is a senior at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee and is from St. Louis, Missouri. She is a member of the...
Off-Campus Housing: What You Need to Know
There's a lot of advice available when it's time to head off to college. Chances are, everyone you know has some nugget of wisdom...
Should the NAACP hire its first woman president?
Ben Jealous is a man of his word. He made a promise to his seven-year-old daughter that after 5 years at the helm of...
Student Loan Debt Greatly Affect Lives of Black Students
According to reports on an analysis done by the Urban Institute, a Washington based organization that studies education, low income families, and health regulations, over 40% of...
