$100k Truist Donation Supports Bowie State Students In Need During The Pandemic
Truist Financial Corporation has made a $100,000 donation to Bowie State University to provide students a lifeline of much needed funds to continue their...
Benedict College Receives Financial And Infrastructure Support From The SC INBRE
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded $18.9 million for the renewal of the...
NCAT Ranks Top HBCU In Money’s “Best Colleges in America”
Money magazine’s “Best Colleges in America” rankings for 2020 show North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the No. 1 historically Black college...
Congressional Delegation Speaks On Flight Act At Delaware State Airpark
Delaware’s entire Congressional Delegation came to Delaware State University to talk about pending federal legislation that will provide ROTC cadets enrolled in the University’s...
NCCU Athletics Launches $1 Million Giving Campaign
DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics launched the #NCCUStrongerTogether giving campaign on Thursday (Aug. 6), with the goal of...
HBCUs Are Reporting ‘Largest Gift In History’ From MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott, who was previously married to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, received billions of dollars when the couple divorced in 2019....
This New HBCU Prez Just Donated $50,000 From His Salary To Launch New Scholarship...
Central State University’s new president Dr. Jack Thomas recently announced that he donated $50,000 from his salary to create a new scholarship fund amid...
Governor McMaster Allocates $2.4 Million To 8 SC HBCUs
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced today that he is allocating $2.4 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund to the state’s...
Delaware State University To Announce Acquisition Of Wesley College
Sources say Delaware State University will sign a agreement to acquire Wesley College in a deal starting the year-long process of Wesley merging with the state's only...
Southern University Becomes First HBCU To Launch Medical Marijuana Products
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, part of the Southern University System, together with Ilera Holistic Healthcare (Ilera Holistic), today became the nation's first historically Black...
McDonald’s Launches $500,000 Scholarship Fund To Help HBCU Students
McDonald's USA today announced the launch of its $500,000 Black & Positively Golden® Scholarship Fund to help students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue their education this...
Morehouse School Of Medicine Gets $40M For COVID Relief To Support Minority Communities
Morehouse School of Medicine(MSM) — MSM was awarded a new $40 million grant to fight COVID-19 in racial and ethnic minority, rural and...
The Wealthiest Black Person In US To Launch Initiative To Ease Debt Of Students...
“I think it’s important that we do these things at scale and en masse because that’s how you lift up entire communities. Of course,...
FAMU Partners With Cengage To Increase Textbook Affordability
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) recently entered into an agreement with Cengage to offer subscription-based access to course materials through Cengage Unlimited. The...
Netflix CEO Announces $120M Donation To Historically Black Colleges
The world taking a stand against police brutality and racial prejudice and injustices is causing a lot of businesses, organizations and celebrities to put...
Jack & Jill And Natural Grocers Help Eliminate Student Debt At 2 HBCUs
WASHINGTON, DC – The Jack and Jill Foundation received a $133,000 donation from Natural Grocers to help eliminate debt for students at Prairie View A&M...
Frank Baker Pays Off Tuition For Graduates Of Spelman College
Forbes' Hedge Funds and Private Equity writer Nathan Vardi follows the money trail and shares what Frank Baker did for Spelman College:
One year ago,...
Harveys Donate $100,000 for Hampton University Students During Pandemic
Dr. and Mrs. William R. Harvey are doing their part to assist Hampton University students during these unprecedented times by making a donation of...
