Trump Launches New Fund In HBCUs For 2020
ATLANTA — During the 2016 campaign, candidate Donald Trump stood in front of largely white crowds and asked black voters to consider, "What the...
Maryland HBCUs Rally for Settlement of Federal Lawsuit
Students and alumni from Maryland’s four historically black colleges (Bowie State University, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University and Coppin State University)...
Elizabeth Warren To Deliver A Speech On The Historic Legacy Of Black Women Workers...
Elizabeth Warren will speak at one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges in the nation this month.
The Democratic presidential candidate will head to Clark Atlanta...
Howard Grad Kamala Harris Hits Trump With ‘Criminal’ Justice Jibe After Controversial Black College...
Kamala Harris says President Trump put the “criminal” in criminal justice reform.
The Democratic presidential candidate hit Trump with a zinger as the two traded...
Benedict College Students Are Asked To Stay In Dorms During Trump’s Speech At The...
COLUMBIA, S.C. – In a way, what happened outside Benedict College's gates in the heart of downtown felt quite small. At its peak, the...
Leveling The Playing Field For Faith-Based Historically Black Colleges
Despite comprising only 3 percent of the nation’s four-year colleges, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have produced 80 percent of the country’s African...
Donald Trump To Deliver Remarks At the 2019 National HBCU Week Conference
President Donald Trump will deliver remarks at the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, a White House...
Forex News: Trump Has Announced New Tariffs And China Aren’t Happy
Since his election back in 2016, it’s safe to say that Trump’s Twitter account has been the source of a fair amount of controversy....
Holifield Works to Advance Interests of HBCUs Within Trump Administration
When Johnathan M. Holifield talks about future opportunities for HBCUs, he inevitably finds a way to bridge the past to the present, even as...
HBCU in Houston to host third Democratic presidential debates
The third round of Democratic presidential debates will be held at Texas Southern University, a historically black public university, on September 12 and 13,...
HBCU Grad Kamala Harris’s Secret Weapon: The Sisterhood Of Alpha Kappa Alpha
NASHVILLE — It had been on the calendar for months, the annual leadership conference of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. But the talk at...
America’s First Black Billionaire, Bob Johnson, Praises Trump, Says Democrats Have Moved ’Too Far...
In an interview with CNBC, America’s first black billionaire and the founder of BET, Robert L. Johnson weighed in on what he sees as problems...
7 Powerful Takeaways From Howard Alum Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Testimony To Congress About Reparations
Reparations are emerging as a front-and-center debate and likely to be a hot topic during the 2020 election.
Black leaders including actor Danny Glover have been...
Barack And Michelle Obama Partner With Spotify To Produce Exclusive Podcast
Barack and Michelle Obama recently partnered with Spotify to produce podcasts that will cover an array of their favorite topics with the goal of...
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....
Elizabeth Warren Says ‘We Need To Invest In HBCUs’ Like We Should Have Been...
Last December, I got to be a part of something really special. I got a chance to deliver the commencement address for Morgan State...
Wiley College Prez Herman Felton Testifies Before Congress
Tuesday, April 9, Herman Felton, Ph.D., president and CEO of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, provided testimony before the House panel that decides the...
Congressman Elijah E. Cummings To Deliver Keynote At Morgan’s Spring Commencement
Morgan State University (MSU) President David Wilson announced today that Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will be the keynote speaker for the University’s 143rd Spring Commencement ceremony, on May 18, 2019...
