U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai Visits Johnson C. Smith University
A group of select Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) students had the unique and rare opportunity to speak with a powerhouse official overseeing trade...
President Joe Biden, VP Kamala Harris To Speak On Voting Rights At Clark Atlanta,...
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are in Atlanta today visiting the campuses of Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College! The first...
Donald Trump Says He’s Considering Founding ‘New’ Historically Black College
Essence's Tanya Christian shares the Trump's newest claim:
On Thursday, Donald Trump met with a number of Black Michigan legislators and leaders in Detroit to...
Civil Rights Activist And Author Anthony J. Harris Joins PVAMU Faculty
Top educators like Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nahesi Coates continue to join the esteemed ranks of HBCU faculty, and now Anthony J. Harris, Ed.D. is...
Howard Alumnus and Pastor Bridges The Gap Between U.S. Politics and the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora
Historically, Howard University alumni have no shortage of leadership skills, and doctoral graduate Dr. Agorom Dike is no different. The influential Afro-Caribbean religious leader...
Kamala Harris To Be Sworn In Using Bibles Of Thurgood Marshall and Mentor
Alone, Kamala Harris is already a trailblazing history-maker. Yet one of the things that will make the Biden-Harris Administration stand out is the history...
Mary McLeod Bethune Statue To Replace Confederate Statue at the Capitol
A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune, a founder of Bethune-Cookman University, is heading to the Capitol after being toured in places like Florida. Get...
Obama Becomes Sixth Sitting US President To Deliver Keynote Speech At A Howard University...
President Barack Obama has become the sixth sitting U.S. president to deliver the keynote address at a Howard University commencement, speaking to more than...
We Endorse Bernie Sanders For President
The time is now!
Over 40 years have passed since that historic march for voting rights, but we are still fighting for our rights. Today,...
Trump: ‘I’ve Waived Interest On All Student Loans’
President Donald Trump recently announced that he has waived interest on all student loans as the novel coronavirus takes center stage around the world....
Inside the Early Vote: African Americans
As we continue our daily updates on the state of the ground game, we want to turn attention to the African American vote. The...
Awesome! HBCU Students Celebrate Gospel Music With Barack Obama [WATCH]
The President and First Lady hosted music legends and top gospel artists at the White House yesterday for the latest installment of “In Performance...
Kaine, In A Speech Friday At FAMU, Links Trump To “Ku Klux Klan Values”
Tim Kaine tied Donald Trump to “Ku Klux Klan values” and “David Duke values” in a speech to a mostly black student audience at...
Joyce Beatty Speaks On “Disparities of Treatment” After Recent Arrest
On Thursday Central State University alumna Joyce Beatty was arrested while fighting for voting rights, and now she's sounding off about her experience. Learn...
This Dillard Student Uses Teen Experience In Foster Care To Help Others
Rep. Karen Bass took to the House floor Wednesday for a one-minute speech, standing next to a picture of a smiling young woman. That...
Morehouse Grad, DHS Head Jeh Johnson Admits To Being Racially Profiled
In early July, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, who is a graduate of HBCU Morehouse College in Atlanta, and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton...
How This 14-year-Old’s Life Changed After Meeting His Hero John Lewis
John Lewis, an alumnus of Fisk University and American Baptist College, has made an eternal impact. One of the people forever changed by Lewis'...
TSU Is Hosting A ‘March To The Polls’ Event For Students
It's not too late for other HBCUs to get in on the action, too!
