FedEx has deepened its long-standing support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the business schools of Tennessee State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and LeMoyne‑Owen College. This strategic investment marks a significant step in the company’s more than 20‑year legacy of advancing opportunities for HBCU
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UNCF hosted its National “A Mind Is…”® Gala at The Westin Washington, D.C. Downtown on Thursday, March 5, welcoming about 600 supporters, educators, corporate partners and community leaders for an inspiring evening dedicated to expanding educational opportunity. The event raised $1.2 million to support scholarships for students and strengthen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The
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Coutesy of Morehouse College The push for HIV awareness among Generation Z continues as GLAAD brings its Generation Z & HIV: Human Issue and Southern Solution HBCU Tour to Morehouse College. The event, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, will take place on March 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel. Attendance is
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By Amy Yeboah Quarkume and the Reach Alliance A Reach Alliance research team from Howard University is addressing postpartum care gaps in the United States and Ghana. Their newly published research report, “Improving Black Maternal Health: Postpartum Care, Mental Health, and Technology in the U.S. and Ghana,” highlights persistent barriers to care in both countries, despite their distinct healthcare structures. “It
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Graduates at Johnson C. Smith University will hear from one of the nation’s most prominent young political leaders this spring, as Wes Moore has been announced as the keynote speaker for the university’s 2026 commencement ceremony. The Maryland governor will take the stage during the school’s 153rd commencement celebration, addressing the Class of 2026 as they prepare
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The stepping and the probates draw the eye. The synchronized percussive theater that announces Black Greek life to anyone within earshot of a yard show. But at Paul Quinn College, the oldest historically Black college west of the Mississippi, what alumni like Darien Wilson know is that the spectacle is prologue, not the thing itself. “I think they think initially that it’s
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Kyla Marks’s grandmother grew up in a small rural town in Mississippi where access to dental care was scarce—a gap that left her without most of her teeth by the time she was in her mid-30s. “When I came into this world and met her, I never really saw her smile,” said Marks, a fourth-year
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U.S. Senator from Maryland Angela Alsobrooks described Maryland as a “great state,” emphasizing that her top priority in the Senate is expanding economic opportunity for residents across the state. Speaking during a discussion titled “Building Economic Prosperity: A Conversation with U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks,” held on March 3, 2026, at the Milken Institute’s inaugural Future
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By Brennan Leach and Raquel Coronell Uribe The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until mid-November. This
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By Tiara Moultrie Historically Black college and university (HBCUs) medical schools provide a crucial pathway to medical careers for Black students, first-generation students, and low-income students. HBCU medical schools are also distinguished by their commitment to reducing racial and socioeconomic health disparities and to providing services in low-income communities. Yet, recent changes in federal policy
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