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April 12, 2023
Wilberforce University has named Vann Newkirk as the new president of the country's oldest private historically Black college.
April 8, 2023
A Hulu docuseries will tell the untold story of “Freaknik,” the Atlanta-based cultural phenomenon also known as “Black Spring Break.”
Students raise their hands as a teacher stands behind a desk
March 27, 2023
Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions compared to their white counterparts. But renewal of the farm bill could address those…
March 16, 2023
Commissioners of the four major HBCU conferences recently agreed to work more closely together in partnering with professional sports leagues…
March 12, 2023
The Howard Bison men’s basketball team is going to the March Madness tournament for the first time since 1992.
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March 3, 2023
What’s more magical than Black creativity? The virtual halls of J.K. Rowlings’ fictional school are now filled with Black TikTok…
February 19, 2023
Historically Black colleges and universities have seen a significant uptick in applications since the nationwide protests in 2020.
February 13, 2023
Despite record funding from the White House and Congress, HBCU campuses are faced with new challenges for their students.
January 26, 2023
Like a lot of great projects, the idea for Grammy-nominated album “The Urban Hymnal” was first sketched out on a paper restaurant…
January 21, 2023
The Ed Reed Foundation announced on social media Saturday that the university declined to ratify Reed’s contract.
January 4, 2023
The president of Johnson C. Smith University will retire this summer from the historically Black university in North Carolina.
December 17, 2022
The Tigers aim to cap an unbeaten season in the Celebration Bowl against North Carolina Central on Saturday before Deion…
T.C. Taylor, Deion Sanders, Jackson State
December 14, 2022
T.C. Taylor will succeed his boss, take over the football program at Jackson State and become its 22nd head football…
December 12, 2022
Hip-hop superstar Missy Elliott was awarded an honorary doctorate from Norfolk State University on Saturday.
Head coach Deion Sanders of the Jackson State Tigers
December 6, 2022
When Deion Sanders decided to leave the HBCU for the University of Colorado, he exposed significant cultural divisions in the…
November 26, 2022
HBCU GO, the leading digital media platform for 107 historically Black colleges and universities, will feature an all-female broadcast team.
November 22, 2022
A historically Black university in North Carolina announced Monday that it has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice…
Terica Williams FAMU
November 21, 2022
Terica Williams is finally getting her master's degree from FAMU after a controversial photo taken on campus led to a…
A basketball on the court
November 17, 2022
A women's volleyball team at a small, historically Black college withdrew from their conference tournament in Alabama after a member…
HBCU homecomings
November 3, 2022
Local economies get a much-needed boost following the success of HBCU homecomings in their first post-COVID year.