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HBCUs low donations, theGrio.com

HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League, study finds

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Jackson State cornerback, Isaiah Bolden, first HBCU player drafted in 2023

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HBCUs capitalize on growing interest by adding sport options

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President Biden, Vice President Harris welcome Tennessee Three to the White House

Reps. Justin J. Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson will meet with President Biden to discuss the nation’s gun violence…
/ April 24, 2023
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Taraji P. Henson addresses HBCU students’ mental health with new Wellness Pods

Taraji P. Henson’s Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation and Kate Spade expect to help over 25,000 Black women at HBCUs with…
/ April 10, 2023
POZNAN, POL - FEB 04, 2020: Flat-screen TV set displaying logo of Hulu, a U.S.-based subscription video on demand service

Hulu set to release ‘Freaknik’ documentary

A Hulu docuseries will tell the untold story of “Freaknik,” the Atlanta-based cultural phenomenon also known as “Black Spring Break.”
/ April 8, 2023
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States are underfunding land-grant HBCUs, but what can we do about it?

Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions compared to their white counterparts. But renewal of the farm bill could address those…
/ March 27, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Douglas Emhoff watch during the second half of a first-round college basketball game between Howard and Kansas in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Vice President Harris watches her alma mater, Howard, in first NCAA basketball game since 1992

The first appearance for Howard University in the NCAA Tournament since 1992 included a visit by one of the school's…
/ March 17, 2023
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - MARCH 11: Da'naijah Williams #24 of the Norfolk State Spartans shoots a lay up between Krislyn Marsh #32 and Brooklynn Fort-Davis #24 of the Howard Lady Bison during the first half during the 2023 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Semifinals at Norfolk Scope Arena on March 11, 2023 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

HBCU commissioners working together on NIL, sports growth

Commissioners of the four major HBCU conferences recently agreed to work more closely together in partnering with professional sports leagues…
/ March 16, 2023

Howard men’s basketball team makes it to NCAA tournament for the first time in 30 years

The Howard Bison men’s basketball team is going to the March Madness tournament for the first time since 1992.
/ March 12, 2023