During Women’s History Month, HBCU Gameday,set out to highlight the legacy of female drum majors across HBCUs. After gathering nearly 40 responses from women who carried the baton for their respective institutions, the result was a powerful three-part series filled with history, pride, and groundbreaking stories. Shortly after the second installment was published, a message
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SherRhonda Gibbs has been named the next president of Texas College. Upon assuming her role on July 1, she will become the college’s first woman president since its founding in 1894. Texas College is a historically Black educational institution located in Tyler, Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the HBCU enrolls about 600
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By Ajong Mbapndah L Stakeholders gather at the closing session of the Angola–HBCU initiative in New York, setting the stage for the Pan-African Higher Education Conference in Luanda In the quiet authority of a room filled with diplomats, scholars, and global partners, a powerful idea took center stage—one that seeks not merely to educate, but
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By Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong WASHINGTON — After a two-week recess, Congress returns Monday to a growing agenda. It needs to fund the still-shuttered Department of Homeland Security, for which Republicans want to pass a separate, party-line bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol. And there’s a push in the House to expel up to four members, including Democratic Rep.
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Spelman College today announced the public launch of “Spelman Forward,” a landmark $500 million comprehensive campaign aimed at recalibrating the College’s financial and academic models to build a more future ready Spelman. Twice the size of its previous fundraising effort, the campaign positions the nation’s top producer of Black women in STEM to lead through
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By Munir Ahmed And Sam Metz The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran’s ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week’s ceasefire appeared to hold, the showdown over the Strait of
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By The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee, a court document shows. Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting to aid a foreign terrorist organization for efforts to provide the militant
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From HBCU Sports HBCU SPORTS CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams-Parker voiced sharp criticism following a heated postgame verbal exchange between UConn head coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley after their 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four matchup. In a statement shared on Facebook, McWilliams-Parker said she was “totally disappointed, not surprised and triggered” by what she described
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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has launched the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (CAIDA), a new university-wide initiative to integrate AI and data analytics across the HBCU’s academic, research, and institutional operations. “This Center is a strategic shift in how we prepare students, across disciplines, to lead in a data-driven economy,”
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The unmistakable sound of an HBCU marching band is once again taking center stage, this time alongside the legacy of Michael Jackson. Southern University’s famed Human Jukebox has partnered with Lionsgate for a promotional campaign tied to the upcoming Jackson biopic, delivering a high-energy rendition of “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough.” Iconic marching band
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