Written By Lexx Thornton Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is proud to announce its inclusion in the Getty Foundation’s prestigious Black Visual Arts Archives program. The university has been awarded $140,000 as part of Getty’s $2.6 million investment to support libraries, museums, and universities across the United States in preserving and increasing access to archival collections
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This morning, the Department of Education redirected $435 million of previous discretionary funding to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). When added to the existing appropriations approved by Congress for HBCUs, the total award now stands at $1.38 billion for fiscal year 2025, a 48% increase over the previous amount. This funding is added to
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Howard University’s Center for Journalism & Democracy is launching the second year of its visiting professor program with award-winning journalist Sean K. Campbell joining the faculty of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications. The Visiting Professorship is a centerpiece of the Center’s efforts to strengthen historically informed, investigative reporting at this nation’s historically Black colleges. This flagship program draws
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The US Department of Veterans Affairs has enthusiastically joined Donald Trump’s war on DEI – demanding that staffers report colleagues who engage in diversity initiatives, banning LGBTQ+ pride flags from VA hospitals and shuttering an office investigating why Black veterans are more likely to have their mental health disability claims rejected. Last week, the VA secretary, Doug Collins, tweeted that “VA is now
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Class is in session at HBCU Early College Prep, New York City’s first high school dedicated to preparing students for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Located in Jamaica, Queens, the school officially opened on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Delaware
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Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities received threats, prompting lockdowns and cancellations. Louisiana Congressmen Cleo Fields and Troy Carter condemned the threats against the HBCU campuses. The congressmen, both HBCU graduates, called for an end to violent rhetoric and a full investigation. The threats followed the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley
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By Liz Szabo Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has promised not to “take away anybody’s vaccines.” Beyond restricting who is eligible for certain shots — as he’s already done for this year’s Covid vaccines — experts say Kennedy can take steps that could drive drug companies to stop making vaccines entirely. In the 1980s,
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As violent rhetoric builds across the country, college students are concerned about safety. At Xavier University, no threats were made to their HBCU campus, but some students are still worried. “We haven’t gotten shut down or kicked out yet, so just like seeing all the threats and seeing how people feel; it’s just a little
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Written by Lexx Thornton Good job, Mr. Milchik. You just made history. For his chilling performance as the hypnotic and unnervingly cheerful Seth Milchick in Apple TV+’s genre-defying drama “Severance,” Tramell Tillman won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, becoming the first Black man ever to win in the category. It
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Congressional Black Caucus demanded that the Department of Justice and the FBI “swiftly” investigate a series of threats that were made to historically Black colleges and universities across the country on Thursday. “The threats made against several Historically Black Colleges and Universities are not only vile — they are a
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