Florida Memorial University (FMU) was founded in 1879 and is presently located in beautiful Miami Gardens, Florida. It was originally founded in Live Oak, Florida as the Florida Baptist Institute. However, white supremacists did not like the idea of this institution’s existence and unknown suspects shot into one of the school’s buildings. This prompted then
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Alabama A&M University graduate student Claudis Brown will represent the University on a national stage later this month as a featured speaker at the Tribal Innovation Summit, an invitation only conference focused on advancing technology readiness in Tribal and Indigenous communities across the United States. Brown, a master’s student in systems and materials engineering, is the
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The biggest day in North American sports is here with the National Football League (NFL) celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, let’s do a breakdown of some historical connections between the big game and HBCUs by the numbers. 40: Super Bowl-winning teams with HBCU starters Of the 59 previous Super
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Courtesy of North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is preserving and repurposing the sound of the past through hundreds of hours of historic radio broadcasts. For 13 years, NCCU alum Lackisha Freeman has served as general manager of WNCU 90.7 FM, an NPR jazz station licensed to the university. “I would say back
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Morehouse College leadership has spoken out after a controversial postgame situation that left Tuskegee University’s head basketball coach handcuffed following a rivalry game between the two HBCUs. The college’s president F. DuBouis Bowman this week, offering an apology to Tuskegee coach Benjy Taylor while also defending the conduct of Morehouse’s football players at the event. In the
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During his annual Breakfast Club Pre-Grammy Brunch, Grammy Award-winning producer Bryan-Michael Cox transformed a celebration of music into a moment of meaningful impact, joining fellow celebrities and industry leaders to launch a scholarship fund dedicated to supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The initiative reflects a growing commitment within the entertainment industry to invest in
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Today’s university students are more connected than any previous generation. Laptops, smartphones, and digital platforms are woven into how they study, socialise, and navigate everyday life. However, being constantly online does not mean students everywhere use technology in the same way. A student in London, Seoul, Nairobi, or São Paulo may scroll the same apps,
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By Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart The Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill that President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to enact. The vote was 218-213, with Republicans unanimously voting in favor and all but one Democrat voting against it. The one Democrat voting yes was Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas.
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The early 20th century marks the inception of Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Black History Month, with Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s only Catholic Historically Black College or University (HBCU), being a key contributor to the national holiday’s 100 year archive. Just one year before the collective celebration of Black history, the institution, most credited as a
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By Elissa Nadworny, Steve Drummond U.S. colleges received more than 5 billion dollars in reportable foreign gifts and contracts in 2025, according to a new website from the U.S. Education Department. The release is part of a push by the Trump administration to make foreign influence in colleges and universities more transparent. Among the biggest recipients, the
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