Put some respect on his name and address him as Doctor Charlamagne Tha God. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Breakfast Club radio host was chosen as the commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class of South Carolina State University. While Charlamagne, born, Lenard McKelvey, has always been vocal about his non-attendance of college, he […]
Deion Sanders wasn’t a fan of the last NFL Draft. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Sanders was absolutely disgusted no former HBCU players heard their names called during the 2021 NFL Draft last week. That’s right, not a single one. Out of 259 players selected into the NFL, the league couldn’t find one HBCU player […]
Master P took to Instagram in which he reveals one of his life goals has now changed. Instead of owning an NBA team, Master P wants to own an HBCU. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recent news has shed light on the fact that the majority of Historically Black Colleges and Universities were founded on land grants […]
For years, students and athletes at HBCU’s have had their facilities, campuses, and programs compared to traditional Colleges and Universities. A comparison that is full of bias and often places HBCU’s at a major disadvantage from a “reputable” standpoint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Well, it has been reported that black athletes launched a legal […]
This week, Pharrell Williams revealed his latest initiative with the launch of Black Ambition. The new program is a non-profit that focuses on aiding Black and Latinx entrepreneurs within the sectors of tech, design, healthcare, consumer products, and services. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “Recent events and tragedies have illustrated the always existent stark divisions […]
Travis Scott just launched the Cactus Jack Foundation and his first initiative will be an HBCU scholarship program. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The schools on his radar include Grambling State University, which is where his mother attended, Prairie View A&M University, which is his grandfather’s college, Morehouse College, Howard University, and Texas Southern University. […]
Travis Scott continues to mask in his greatness. Fresh off of his historic collaboration with McDonald’s, Cactus Jack followed up with his latest single, “Franchise.” The Young Thugger assisted track debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Both artists performed their latest hit at Rihanna’s Savage Fenty Fashion show. Although projections stated that “Franchise,” would […]
It was HBCU Virtual Fan Night in the NBA Bubble as 100 students and alumni from over 60 historically black colleges and universities participated with support from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The event engaged fans of all ages at HBCUs to highlight the unique history, impact, and importance of […]
Students at Morehouse School Of Medicine (MSM) were surprised this morning to find out that some, if not all, of their student loan debt, had been paid off. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mike Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization, donated a surprise $26 million gifts to students at MSM who are on financial aid. Each […]
Honda is assisting HBCU students who find a greater financial strain than they already did before COVID-19. For over 30 years, Honda was a community supporter of the HBCU community through programs like the Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) and Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), but now maneuvered their programming dollars to support food […]
In a positive trend that might catch steam, players of color are deciding to take their talents to HBCU’s over predominantly white institutions (PWI) Division I programs. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Five-star senior Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard on Friday morning. He becomes one of the highest-ranked prospect to commit to a […]
NBA All-Star and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Chris Paul is tag teaming with Roadside Entertainment to produce a docuseries on HBCU basketball programs throughout a season. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Roadside founding partners Ron Yassen and John Hirsch and the teams will work alongside Ohh Dip!!! Productions for a look into challenges HBCU […]
According to a confirmed report from Billboard, Atlanta rap icon T.I. will be teaching a class about the financial structure of trap music. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It may sound unreal, but Mr. Harris is slated to begin teaching the class this fall at famed HBCU Clark Atlanta University along with Dr. Melva K. […]
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin pledged to donate $120 million to Spelman and Morehouse College, and the United Negro College Fund. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “There are many good places to donate, but the [historically Black colleges and universities] are 150 years old, incredibly resilient, producing an amazing number of […]
On Saturday (May 16), 78 Historically Black Colleges and Universities will combine in a celebration of the Class of 2020. The honor will celebrate 27,000 students for their graduation, moving around a hurdle placed by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition commencement event presented by Chase will […]
The coronavirus pandemic has reached the U.S. education system. As many students across the country prepare to come back from their spring break or are preparing to go on spring break, college officials have been sending out emails to the student body telling them to not return to the campus for the rest of the […]
As the old saying goes the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The son of living basketball legend LeBron James, who’s known to his close friends and teammates as “Bronny”, has added NCCU to the colleges that are in the bidding war to acquire the heir to the King […]
When Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to serve as United States Supreme Court Justice, gracing the bench from 1967 to 1991, he represented the very best of what Black colleges and universities offer to the world. He started his college career at Lincoln University, the first Black college to have a degree-granting program, and […]
This homecoming season Ford committed to the empowerment of Historically Black Colleges and Universities with the 2019 Ford HBCU F-150 Truck Tour. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ford celebrated the pride and tradition of HBCU’s on a tour that donated $20 per test drive of an F-150 to the Tom Joyner Foundation to support HBCU’s […]
College shows must hit different when it’s at a Historically Black College because two prominent artists are advocating for an HBCU tour. Ari Lennox presented the idea on social media on Sunday and Wale co-signed it. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information After performing at Georgia Southern and Grambling, Ari Lennox had a stream of consciousness […]
