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Meet Justin Phillips, Co-Founder Of The Support Black Colleges Brand

In addition to unprecedented  job loss and economic turmoil, COVID-19 has also heavily impacted the bottom line of all HBCUs. Programs such as athletics...

‘Black Emojis’ Gaining Popularity, Howard University Grad Wants More Diversity

Webster’s Dictionary defines “emoticon” as “a group of keyboard characters that are used to represent a facial expression (such as a smile or frown).”...

Former Aggie Is A Forbes List Successful Entrepreneur And Pioneer For Change

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Olatorera Oniru is the 29 year old founder and CEO of Dressmeoutlet.com, an online African inspired fashion retailer. The business itself is under one year...

Tennessee State’s Hercy Miller Signs $2.5M Deal Day After NCAA Restrictions Lifted

Hercy Miller, a popular basketball player at Tennessee State University, has become one of the first student-athletes to sign an endorsement deal after the...

Marketing Major Creates Own Online Business for Women

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Darien Grant, founder and owner of HerCorporatePremiere.com, is a resume writer who specializes in working with recent female college graduates. She has created a...

Living In A Womanpreneur’s World

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future,” writes Brittney S. Carter on her Instagram page, sharing...

Tuskegee University Chemist Creates Successful Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Business

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Visit the Kream Lab Nitrogen Ice Cream Lounge in Atlanta Today! An HBCU alumna in Ellenwood, Georgia has found a way to make ice...

JCSU Football Player Signs Fast Food Endorsement Deal

After Tennessee State basketball player Hercy Miller secured a multi-million dollar deal, another HBCU athlete has been able to use his name and likeness...

Howard Graduate Jessica Brown Wants To Be Your Financial Aid Guru

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Chances are if the words financial aid, or student loans plague your vocabulary, then you probably need Jessica Brown in your life. Brown, a...

HBCU Finance Grad Uses New Investment Law To Build Black Wealth

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Rashaan Everett, a graduate of Howard’s School of Business, developed a passion for progressing wealth equality after spending time on Wall Street and seeing...

Tuskegee University Student Authors Two Books Targeting Black Society Problems

Seeing the problems that black people face in America sprouted an urge in a new author's soul to write. Javanna Plummer, 20, is a junior English...

Hampton University Alumna Creates HBCyoU Dolls

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Hampton University alumna Brooke Hart Jones wanted more representation in the dolls she sees, so she made it happen! Learn more about her dolls...

HBCU Spotlight – Adam Badger: Student and Personal Fitness Trainer

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Ever since his mother put him on a work out plan at a local gym at the age of 15, Adam Badger, now 20,...

Cerese D Jewelry Releases HBCU Line

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When a hobby became a passion, Cerese was soon traveling to gem shows and taking jewelry-making classes. Two years later, Cerese and her mom,...

HBCU Alum Shawn Thompson Creates Business That Markets HBCUs

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Remember seeing pictures from freshman pinning ceremonies and convocations? If so, do you remember the special touches of school spirit that symbolized individuals being...

Q&A With BET’s ‘106 And Park’ Guest Co-Host, JSU Student Kris Campbell

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Jackson State University student Kris Campbell recently co-host with Bow Wow on BET's 106 & Park. The Buzz had the opportunity to interview him. Robert:...

Steve Orisakwe Wants Us To Chill And Confess Our Wildest College Stories

The owner of the HBCU Confessions Twitter account and founder of "HBCU And Chill" talks with our Editor-in-Chief Tommy G. Meade Jr. about how the...

Brian Louis, Co-Founder of IPO

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Ever had the privilege of stepping a stiletto or sneaker on Howard University, better known as the “Black Mecca’s,” campus? Arriving in D.C. and...