Civil Rights Leader Gloria Richardson Passes Away
Known for her activism and for famously pushing a National Guardsman's bayonet out her way, Gloria Richardson was a powerhouse. For years she fought...
Clinton Campaign Readies HBCU Outreach Effort For The Final Stretch
WASHINGTON — As the school year begins, the Clinton campaign is launching an engagement effort to reach out to young voters at historically black...
NIH grant Awarded to Hampton University to Study Treatment for Infectious Diseases
The Hampton University Department of Biological Sciences has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of...
President Biden Speaks At BSU Ahead of Midterm Elections
President Joe Biden visited Bowie State University on Monday for a Democratic rally to deliver a final message to Maryland voters to choose Wes Moore for governor ahead of midterm elections.
How A JCSU Rapper Shaped Tom Steyer’s $125B HBCU Policy
“I been on the move
I been on the grind
I been winnin’ big
Puttin’ in the time”
Jeremiah Chapman, a graduate of JCSU, originally shared this story...
Bill to Boost Cybersecurity Job Training at HBCUs Signed into Law
There will be more HBCU talent in the cybersecurity field thanks to the passing of a new bill! Learn more in the release by...
A Black Trump Supporter And HBCUs Come Together In An Unlikely Union
Paris Dennard is the new head of strategic communications for TMCF, or the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that serves as...
Condoleezza Rice Pretty Much Ethered Donald Trump With These Six Words
Anyone following the US presidential campaign is already aware that appropriate language is not a phrase one would normally associate with Republican candidate Donald Trump...
Nikole Hannah-Jones And Ta-Nehisi Coates To Join Howard Faculty, Establish Journalism Center
After fallout over denied tenure at UNC Chapel-Hill, acclaimed journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has found her new home in Howard University, but not alone. Accomplished...
Rand Paul Reaching Out To African Americans at Howard University
Rand Paul came to Howard University on Wednesday and argued to students at the historically black college that the Republican Party hasn't changed.
It seemed...
All The Ways PVAMU Alumna Sandra Bland Has Changed The World Since Her Passing
It's been 6 years since Sandra Bland's death, and in that time her story has unfolded, with many questions still unanswered. However, in that...
Rep. Alma Adams Works to Support HBCUs
The Charlotte Observer
In her first leadership role as a member of Congress, North Carolina’s Rep. Alma Adams on Tuesday made sure that minority students...
U.S. Marshall, Police Officer Indicted In 2016 Death of Tuskegee Student Shot 76 Times
2 law enforcement officers have been arrested in the tragic and controversial death of Jamarion Robinson. Robinson, who studied at Clark Atlanta University before...
HBCU Alumna, Rep. Frederica Wilson Gives Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos A Piece Of...
Rep. Frederica Wilson is an politician, but one may questions if she is also an educator, because she schooled Secretary of Education, DeVos.
Rep....
Hillary Clinton’s ‘New College Compact’ Includes $25 Billion to Support Private HBCUs
The Root
Hillary Clinton unveiled a “New College Compact”—a $350 billion proposal—as part of her 2016 presidential platform this week, promising to ease the cost...
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Fact Sheet On Strategy For HBCUs
The Biden-Harris Administration is setting the record straight on its historic investments and support for HBCUs and we're all ears. The White House has...
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,...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces She Will Not Seek Reelection
In what she is calling a "very difficult decision," Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has shared her decision to not seek reelection. Although Atlanta has...
