Students at Wilberforce University Threaten To Leave School Over ‘Diminishing...
Students at Wilberforce University, the first college to be owned and operated by blacks, are threatening to leave the school. Is this yet another warning of a major crisis for HBCUs? What can be done...
View ArticleMorehouse College Launches LGBT Course
Morehouse College has announced it will offer a course on LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) culture and politics. The course will be the first of its kind at Morehouse.
View Article18 Year-Old Polite Stewart Earns Bachelors Degree in Physics
At just 18 years-old, Polite Stewart has already earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Southern University. Congrats to this talented young man! He's just getting started!
View Article12 Charged with Manslaughter in Hazing Death of Robert Champion
12 former FAMU band members have been charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of Robert Champion. The previous charge was felony hazing, but it has since been upgraded to manslaughter. Champion...
View ArticleTwo Howard University Students are Suing AKA Sorority for Human Rights...
Two Howard University students are suing Alpha Kappa Alpha for hazing them, and not admitting them into the sorority. They say their familial status - the fact that their mothers are members - is the...
View ArticleRand Paul at Howard University: “Big Government Is NOT A Friend to African...
Republican Senator Rand Paul visited Howard University, making the case for the GOP as part of a party-wide effort to appeal to minorities. He asserted that big government hurts the black community,...
View ArticleGraduation Rates Increase at HBCUs
According to a new report, graduation rates have increased for several prominent HBCUs; including Spellman, Howard, and Jackson State. However, HBCUs still lag behind the general population in...
View ArticleMorehouse College Athletes Accused of Raping Spelman Student
Four Morehouse students--three basketball players and one football player--have been charged with rape in two separate cases. The alleged victim is an 18 year-old Spelman student.
View ArticleFather and Son to Graduate from Morehouse Together This Sunday
This Sunday, Dorian Joyner Jr. - and his Dad, Dorian Joyner Sr. - will both graduate from Morehouse College. The father and son spent three years on campus together. Dorian Sr. attended the school in...
View ArticleChelesa Fearce Overcomes Homelessness; Will Start College as a Junior at Spelman
Georgia teen Chelesa Fearce spent most of her high school career homeless, oftentimes living out of her mother's car. But Fearce persevered. She achieved a 4.466 GPA, took all college courses during...
View ArticleDillard U. President: Why Did Dr. Dre Donate $35 Million to USC, and Not a...
Dr. Dre's generous $35 million gift to USC made headlines across the country. But in a recent editorial, Dillard University president Walter M. Kimbrough posed an interesting question:Why didn't Dr....
View ArticleHoward Univ. Deans Say Fiscal Mismanagement Has Put School Reputation and...
Howard University could be in very serious financial trouble. In a letter drafted by the school's academic deans, they warn that fiscal mismanagement is putting Howard's reputation and future in...
View ArticleDr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is 1st Female President of Morehouse School of...
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice has been appointed the new President of Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Rice is the first African American woman to lead a free-standing medical school.
View ArticleSpike Lee Has a Script for a ‘School Daze” Sequel
According to Shadow and Act, Spike Lee has a script for the sequel to his classic 2nd full length film “School Daze.” The film would be set 25 years later. I had the script for [the sequel] to School...
View ArticleHampton U Business School Dean Doubles Down on Dreadlock and Cornrows Ban
Although the outrage over a Hampton University business school program's no-dreadlock-or-cornrows policy continues, the school has once again doubled down: "These students choose to be in this program...
View ArticleScholarship Alert: Tom Joyner launches scholarship for art students
The Tom Joyner Foundation has announced that it will offer a scholarship for Arts majors at Historically Black Collegiate Universities. From Tom Joyner Foundation: The TJF Fine Arts Scholarships...
View ArticleUnited Negro College fund accepts $25 million from Koch brothers
Billionaire libertarians the Koch brothers made headlines late last Friday when it was announced that they had donated $25 million to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). UNCF will use the money to...
View ArticleGraduation Rates Increase at HBCUs
According to a new report, graduation rates have increased for several prominent HBCUs; including Spellman, Howard, and Jackson State. However, HBCUs still lag behind the general population in...
View ArticleBetsy DeVos May Not Even Know Why HBCUs Were Started
HBCUs were started because there wasn’t anywhere else for Black students to enroll due to segregation and racism. This is a commonly known fact among the general public. Unfortunately, the new...
View ArticleI Will Tell If You Don’t: HBCUs, Gender, and Sexual Violence
By Tayler J. Mathews Illustration by Jaid Mathews “We pledge ourselves to continue to speak out in defense of one another, in defense of the African American community and against those who are...
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