First HBCU game in 16 years brings out more than 20 thousand fans
It was the first time two HBCUs are played in Jacksonville in more than a decade! Bethune-Cookman University and Jackson State University...
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
New HBCU month declared in Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a proclamation Oct. 3 declaring the month as HBCU Month. The signing makes Alabama the first state in the country to...
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Sep 30, 20221 min read
Jackson State University's star QB releases new BBQ sauce
Jackson State University's Star Quarterback, Shedeur Sanders, has collaborated with PLB Sports & Entertainment to launch his own BBQ...
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Sep 14, 20221 min read
Tuskegee University announces partnership with Virtual Health Company OnMed
As a compliment to their current student health center service, Tuskegee University has partnered with Virtual Health Company OnMed to...
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Sep 9, 20221 min read
$70,000 HBCU grant from Turner Construction Company to Tuskegee University
Starting in the fall, a grant to be used towards student tuition assistance, financial support for travel, software and learning...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
NBA to be replaced by HBCU Basketball Association as preferred HBCU Athletes destination??
The NBA Draft came and went without a single HBCU player being selected. Kimberly Clark will soon launch the HBCU Basketball Association,...
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Jul 25, 20221 min read
Disney Partners with Propel to create opportunities for HBCU Students
On July 21, Disney made an exciting announcement! The company has joined Propel—a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
McClelland named first representative from an HBCU to head NCAA men's basketball committee chair
Southwestern Athletic Conference Commissioner, Charles McClelland will become the first representative from a historically Black college,...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
Charles Barkley Donates $1million to Spelman University
Charles Barkley, the NBA Hall of Famer and outspoken commentator, has made a $1 million donation to Spelman College, an all-women's...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
Tones OF Melanin Ring True in Department Stores, as Ashley Jones Makes History with HBCU Line
For Ashley Jones, owner and creative director of Tones of Melanin, her student experience at Virginia’s Norfolk State University saw a...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
Talladega has entered the chat; Welcome to the Newest Migrators of the Metaverse.
Tlladege has joined Clark Atlanta University in leveraging the metaverse and spatial reality as an education tool By Talladega College...
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May 19, 20221 min read
IBM partners with six HBCU schools to train underrepresented communities in technology.
IBM has announced education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Specialisterne Foundation and six HBCU schools...
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May 2, 20221 min read
Are Telfar Bags the New HBCU "Material Girl" staple?
PHOTO CRED: @TELFARGLOBAL Picture this: The week just started. People have packed away their winter wear and are stepping outside in...
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Apr 25, 20221 min read
"Prime Prospects" Deion Determined to Highlight HBCU Hopefuls
The Jackson State coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer released his “Prime Prospects” on Monday, featuring 16 players from 12 HBCUs. Last...
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Apr 9, 20221 min read
FAMU Hosts Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
Hundreds of students from different parts of the country competed in the world-renowned robotics program, For Inspiration and Recognition...
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Mar 31, 20221 min read
Hampton University School of Liberal Arts and Education presents the Sixth Annual Hampton University
HAMPTON, Va. (March 23, 2022) —The Hampton University School of Liberal Arts and Education will host its Sixth Annual Film Festival April...
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Mar 21, 20221 min read
Robert F. Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Frank Baker and William Pickard Donate to HBCUs
Top List of Black Donors to HBCUs Billionaire philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott’s $560 million donation last year to 23...
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Mar 16, 20221 min read
JSU partners with UMMC to give high school students a pathway to medicine
On Saturday, March 5, up to 100 Mississippi high school students filled Jackson State University’s College Science Engineering and...
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Mar 9, 20221 min read
Mississippi HBCUs received $237M in American Rescue Plan funds, White House says
The U.S. government provided more than $237 million in federal funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Mississippi,...
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Mar 7, 20221 min read
Howard Launches Multidisciplinary Research Center, Joins $40M Effort to Reimagine Capitalism
By Misha Cornelius Major Philanthropies Launch Effort to Establish Multidisciplinary Centers at Leading Academic Institutions Focused on...
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