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Spelman, Black colleges, online thegrio.com
July 20, 2020
Morehouse, Spelman and Clark Atlanta, three Atlanta HBCU's, announce the decision to convert to virtual learning for the fall 2020…
July 2, 2020
Howard University, one of the nation's preeminent HBCU's annouced they will have to cancel this year's annual Homecoming celebration due…
June 17, 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and philanthropist Patty Quillin donate $40 million to Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the United Negro…
curtis symonds thegrio
October 28, 2019
Curtis Symonds, CEO of HBCU Network, wants to provide Black student athletes at HBCUs with a national platform to get…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
September 10, 2019
President Donald Trump gave a speech at this year's National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference.
Jemele Hill thegrio.com
September 6, 2019
In her first article for 'The Atlantic's' magazine, the former ESPN host makes the case for Black athletes to take…
June 19, 2019
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Big Sean thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
Big Sean partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Ally Financial, Inc., to host an entrepreneurship competition among students…
HBCUs
March 18, 2019
Of the field of 68 teams on the hunt for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, two are HBCUs and they…
Andrew Gillum thgrio.com
November 6, 2018
In Dr. Atira Charles management class at Florida A&M University, there is a real life case study playing out before…
August 15, 2018
[griojw id=”5NMEFWCx” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]In part two of her first interview with an African-American media outlet since the release of her blistering
August 14, 2018
Omarosa Manigault Newman talks to theGrio about her blistering memoir Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House.
Beyoncé at Coachella thegrio.com
April 16, 2018
Beyonce announces the four HBCUs who will receive her Homecoming Scholars Award Program through her philanthropic foundation, Beygood.
college students thegrio.com
April 12, 2018
"A lot of people who don’t truly understand HBCUs incorrectly assume that they’re obsolete. But there are times that I…
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. Donald Trump
February 28, 2018
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. will now head up  the White House Initiative on…
February 16, 2018
HBCU's band together to create their first national speech and debate league
October 25, 2017
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — A sheriff's spokesman said a student and his friend were fatally shot at a Louisiana university…
August 10, 2017
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos apologized for suggesting that historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were "pioneers" of choice.
May 9, 2017
The White House issued a statement championing Trump's "unwavering support” for HBCUs and claimed his commitment “remains unchanged.”
May 1, 2017
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will deliver the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University's graduation on May 10, the school's Office…