Written by Lexx Thornton What started as a proposal on paper has turned into a multimillion-dollar reality at Livingstone College. Dr. Anthony Davis, president of Livingstone College, announced on Tuesday to a crowd gathered at Aggrey Student Union that an anonymous donor had made another $10 million gift. “Investments like this are why Livingstone will
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Delaware State University (DSU) is mapping out an ambitious $125 million transformation of its athletic program. The effort is designed to elevate the institution into the upper echelon of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The plan, first reported by Katie Tabeling in the Delaware Business Times on Aug. 20, underscores a sweeping vision set by DSU President Tony Allen and
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By Joe Kottke George Mason University’s president will not apologize to satisfy the demand of the Education Department, which said it had determined the university has violated federal civil rights law, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. The letter says the federal department’s conclusions, published Friday, make it “glaringly apparent that the [Office of Civil
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A crisis is happening on HBCU campuses. Black men account for only 26% of HBCU students, the lowest level in nearly 50 years. The South, where 89% of HBCUs are located, has the lowest Black male college enrollment rate at just 33%. At Howard University, only 19% of students are Black men. Nationwide, Black male enrollment
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The Howard University Student Association (HUSA) Sustainability Department, in partnership with non-profit HBCUs Outside and outdoor apparel retailer REI Co-op, hosted the 2025 Welcome Outside Yard Fest, followed by an off-campus adventure at Key Bridge Boathouse. The events support HBCUs Outside’s goal of “closing the nature gap” by connecting HBCU students to outdoor recreation, education
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By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby
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The annual Black Men’s Health Equity Conference returned to Tougaloo College on August 23. The mission of the Black Men’s Health Equity Conference, hosted by the Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health, is to take a deep dive into both the mental and physical health challenges faced by African American men across Mississippi. “As
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Vivian Ayers Allen—a Pulitzer Prize–nominated poet, cultural activist, educator, and a “Hidden Figure” celebrated for contributions connected to the Apollo 11 era—has passed away at 102. She died on August 18, 2025, closing a century-spanning life that bridged arts, education, HBCU heritage, and the early space age. A life shaped by HBCU roots and artistic vision Born July
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Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in the National Archives, released by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, detail how the Justice Department, the FBI, and the U.S. Commission on Civil
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By Daniel Arkin and Tim Stelloh Illinois political leaders and Chicago municipal officials are raising alarms over President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard troops to the city, insisting that sending in soldiers would be baseless and a clear case of federal overreach. Flanked by political, business and religious leaders, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday blasted the
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