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2019 Global Citizen Festival: Power The Movement – Onstage
December 7, 2020
Award-winning journalist Joy Reid of MSNBC's The ReidOut will be a visiting professor at Howard University next spring.
November 26, 2020
This year, Zeta Phi Beta became the first Divine 9 Greek organization to be featured in Macy’s scaled-down Thanksgiving Day…
November 21, 2020
A man convicted two decades ago of setting off pipe bombs at a historically Black college in Florida had his…
November 16, 2020
Kamala Harris’s historic election is a momentous moment for women everywhere, but it is particularly special for those from Howard.
Prairie View A&M University thegrio.com
November 11, 2020
An anonymous donor gifted Prairie View A&M University with $10 million dollars, according to a press release from the school.
Morris Brown College thegrio.com
November 11, 2020
Morris Brown College recently announced the institution's accreditation application with TRACS has been approved.
2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2
November 10, 2020
Beyoncé has partnered with Peloton to provide fitness memberships to ten HBCU's and on a new health initiative.
Morehouse College Commencement
October 30, 2020
HBCUs are, for the first time, a focus in the presidential general election as both President Trump and Joe Biden…
Kamala Harris BET www.theGrio.com
October 28, 2020
2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, City Girls, Brandy and H.E.R. all performed during the virtual 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards.
October 23, 2020
David Banner says Black students belong at HBCUs. Banner and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are raising funds for the…
October 21, 2020
Sixty students at three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will have their entire tuition paid by Morgan Stanley.
October 18, 2020
As colleges are reopening nationwide amid the ever present COVID-19 pandemic, students at HBCUs are generally safer, according to a…
October 10, 2020
Travis Scott offered to pay tuition for one semester for five students that currently attend historically black colleges and universities.
Black Voters Matter, theGrio.com
September 25, 2020
On September 10 and 11, the historic summit brought together over 40 HBCUs to chart a way forward in preparation…
September 24, 2020
A White House official announced 250k tests for the novel coronavirus were sent to over 40 Historically Black Colleges and…
Alabama State University thegrio.com
September 15, 2020
Alabama State University is mourning the tragic loss of a young student, Adam Dowdell Jr., who was found dead after…
September 13, 2020
Peyton Manning will sponsor six endowed scholarships at historically Black colleges and universities, with the help of his foundation.
B. Lin Murphy fashion designers www.theGrio.com
September 1, 2020
B. Lin Murphy is prioritizing Black-women with her anti-microbial bodysuits designed for comfort, style, and care.
Indiana Teen Howard University www.theGrio.com
August 24, 2020
A teenager in Indiana chooses to attend Howard University after being accepted into over 60 undergraduate programs.
African-American college students theGrio.com
August 10, 2020
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and United Negro College Fund partnered with Testing For America to help reopen HBCUs during the…