Coppin State Beats Cornell In Overtime Thriller
Coppin State's men's basketball team picked up its second victory of the season with a 68-66 overtime victory over Cornell University on Saturday night...
AT&T Foundation Invests In Summer Of Success Program At TSU
Seeing the need to help expand the number of students who qualify for admission to Texas Southern University, the AT&T Foundation has invested $100,000...
Howard University Standout Gregory Odom Jr. Makes PGA Tour Debut At Wells Fargo Championship
The PGA Golf Tour is getting a hopefully long-lasting glimpse of HBCU talent with Howard University standout Gregory Odom Jr. Mike Dojc at Forbes...
Stillman College To Add New Civil Rights Museum, Digital Learning Center
Since the National Park Service announced its recent multi-million-dollar funding to HBCUs, Stillman College has shared its plans for using the money. Learn more...
HBCU Grad Kamala Harris Vows To Fine Companies That Pay Women Workers Less Than...
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her plan to close the gender pay gap by fining companies that pay women employees less than men for equal work. The U.S....
Sister Of Sandra Bland Overcomes Grief With Radical Self-Care
Imagine receiving the promotion you’ve worked a lifetime for and life-changing news all in the same day. Four years ago, that became Sharon Cooper’s...
Huston-Tillotson Grad’s Nonprofit Wants Minority Communities To Talk More About Mental Health
Deandria Wood battled depression and drug abuse on and off for years, even while she was pregnant with her first son.
Then in the mid-1990s,...
First Art Museum Presents: Derek Fordjour x 2023 TSU Mural Exhibit
The significance of Marching bands are one the most recognizable and celebrated institutions at Historically Black colleges and universities. Often at the center of...
Over 60 Percent Of CAU Scholar-Athletes Earn A 3.0 Or Higher GPA
ATLANTA — There are 207 student-athletes at Clark Atlanta University. Nearly 130 of them were honored with a medal Jan. 26 for accomplishments, which have...
HBCU Made: MLK Day In His Own Words
In September 1944, 15-year old Martin Luther King Jr. enrolled at Morehouse College. King's enrollment was amid World War II's aim to enlist predominantly...
Morehouse Alum, Spike Lee Wins First Academy Award the 2019 Oscars
At Sunday night’s Oscars, Morehouse College Alum, Spike Lee won his first competitive Academy Award and landed a full-circle moment, giving a shoutout to his famously...
Iconic Black Newspaper, ’Chicago Defender,’ Says Bye To Print After More Than A Century
There was a time when the Chicago Defender was one of the largest newspapers in the world. At its height, it was also nationally recognized as...
HBCU Grad Jesse Jackson Endorses Bernie Sanders For President
North Carolina A&T graduated Rev. Jesse Jackson just endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president in an attempt to get black people to vote for...
Joe Biden, Howard Alumna Kamala Harris Projected to Take 2020 Election
Joe Biden and Howard University Alumna Kamala Harris are projected to take the 2020 Presidential Election for the United States of America. Kamala Harris...
Barack Obama Rallies For Stacey Abrams at Morehouse College
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Though his voice was weak from a full day of campaigning, Barack Obama delivered a energetic speech in support of Georgia...
FAMU Coach Suspends Football Activities After Unauthorized Rap Video Shot in Locker Room
Florida A&M University has suspended all football-related activities after a rap music video featuring some of the team's players was shot without permission in the Rattlers' locker room.
Two Bluefield State College Alumni Siblings Pledge $100K In Scholarships
Two successful siblings are giving back in a big way to their alma mater Bluefield State College. Get the story from the Bluefield Daily...
Former Local HBCU Stars Lead Defenders To First XFL Win
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writermgray@afro.com
In a town used to inauguration days, the dawn of a new beginning for professional football’s attempt at a...
