Rapper T.I. has opened his pocketbook to support a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). Dr. Kevin James, who is the current president of Morris Brown College, as AFROTECH™ previously reported, made an announcement on Jan. 28 that the school has received more than $800,000 in new public and private funding as it continues to rebuild after
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Early momentum for FAMU athletic fundraising Florida A&M University (FAMU) has found early momentum in its renewed approach to athletic fundraising. FAMU President Marva Johnson appointed Brandi Tatum-Federick as Vice President of University Advancement after she served in the interim capacity. Under her leadership, Tatum-Fedrick understood the need for athletics to have its own fundraising-dedicated personnel and campaigns. To
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by Daryl R. Thomas Jr. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) opened a new exhibition highlighting the history, culture and archival preservation of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The exhibit, titled “At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at HBCUs,” features collections from five universities: Clark Atlanta University, Florida
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By Rudy Chinchilla The mother of Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC’s “TODAY” show, has been reported missing in Arizona, officials said Sunday. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen Saturday night in her home outside Tucson, according to a missing persons flyer. She was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos
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Morehouse College has been fined by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) following a postgame incident that resulted in Tuskegee University men’s basketball head coach Benjy Taylor being placed in handcuffs and escorted off the court. The incident occurred after Tuskegee’s loss to Morehouse at Forbes Arena in Atlanta and quickly spread across social media,
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By The Associated Press and Kathryn Prociv MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Forecasters warned that dangerous extra cold conditions will persist for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England that was cleaning up after a weekend bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and flight cancellations to North Carolina and flurries and falling iguanas in Florida. Temperatures will
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By Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders plan to vote Tuesday to pass a government funding package approved by the Senate, three days after a shutdown began. Funding lapsed Saturday amid divisions in Congress over changes to the Department of Homeland Security after agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. House Speaker Mike Johnson,
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Today’s featured HBCU is Livingstone College! It was originally founded in 1879 in Concord, NC and relocated to a 40 acre farm in Salisbury, NC in 1882. Today it occupies a beautiful 272 acres in Salisbury, North Carolina. It has 16 buildings listed with the National Register of Historic Places known as The Livingstone College
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By Adam Edelman and Ben Kamisar Six years after President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results, that campaign is still shaping Georgia’s next big vote. The race to be Georgia’s next governor features a handful of Republican candidates who played integral roles on both sides of Trump’s obsession with the 2020 race. And the saga
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President Trump has made eradicating DEI initiatives part of his administration, including references to history made by women, African Americans, and the LGBT+ community. But the rich history of HBCUs can’t be denied. The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture opened an exhibit this month focused on five HBCUs – Clark Atlanta University, Jackson State University, Florida
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