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. The event engaged fans of all ages at HBCUs to highlight the unique history, impact, and importance of the institutions. Students and alumni […]
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. Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mike Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization, donated a surprise $26 million gifts to students at MSM who are on financial aid. Each student will get about $100,000. […]
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. 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 historically Black college or university. […]
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. Roadside founding partners Ron Yassen and John Hirsch and the teams will work alongside Ohh Dip!!! Productions for a look into challenges HBCU schools have to work through […]
According to a confirmed report from Billboard, Atlanta rap icon T.I. will be teaching a class about the financial structure of trap music. 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. Williams. The class reportedly will […]
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. “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 Black graduates,” Hastings said during […]
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. Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition commencement event presented by Chase will have a special message by […]
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. 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 James legacy. North Carolina Central […]
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. 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 across the country. The tour […]
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. After performing at Georgia Southern and Grambling, Ari Lennox had a stream of consciousness on Twitter wanting to perform […]
Steph Curry loves himself some golf, and now he is spreading that love to Howard University. The Golden State Warriors star will launch a golf program at Howard during a press conference Monday, per Casey Bannon of The Golfer’s Journal. It’s unclear how much Curry is investing to start the program, and details regarding Howard’s […]
Morehouse College will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school becoming more welcoming policies toward LGBT students
After initial reports last week surfaced that Beyoncé would be releasing a Netflix documentary centered around her stellar Coachella performance last year, the streaming service has officially released the trailer today that gives us a rare look into the life of a diva that’s been dominating the music world for 20 years and counting. Advertisement […]
Having a dream is free, but if your dream involves going to college, then you might have to pay for that. The University of The Virgin Islands is making history by becoming the first four-year HBCU to offer free tuition. The Virgin Higher Education Scholarship Program is open to residents of the island who have […]
If there’s one thing we can get behind, getting a college education definitely ranks pretty high on that list. Not only is ’47 promoting just that with its latest apparel offering, but the heritage sportswear imprint is specifically shining the light on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, commonly and respectfully referred to as HBCUs. Advertisement […]
After devoting the last six years of her life to social change since the unjust murder of her son, Trayvon Martin, this past weekend Benedict College and the city of Columbia presented Sybrina Fulton with an honorary doctorate degree and the Key to the City. Fulton was stationed as the Commencement Convocation speaker for the […]
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Police are investigating an incident captured on a viral video that shows a heated exchange in which a man entering the Stadium Centre apartments displayed a gun while arguing with several Florida A&M students. These are the kind of people that are burning Nike products , we are sick of the discrimination ? never thought […]
