Howard University men’s basketball added another accolade to its historic 2025-26 season this week — this time for its creativity off the court. The program captured three honors at the 47th Annual Telly Awards, including two Silver Telly Awards and one Bronze Telly Award for its innovative video content and storytelling efforts. The announcement was
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MacKenzie Scott has built a reputation for her generosity, reportedly donating roughly $7.2 billion in 2025 alone — including well over $1 billion to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Despite her significant contributions and ongoing philanthropic work, Scott’s name was notably absent from the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest ranking of top donors. According to the International Business Times
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Coppin State University will honor the Golden Graduate Class of 1976 during the 2026 Commencement Ceremony, celebrating 50 years of leadership, legacy, and Eagle pride. BALTIMORE – For lifelong friends Ms. Gloria Anderson Gilliam and Dr. Nancy Lowe Connor, Coppin State University was never just a college campus. It was a place of transformation, purpose, opportunity,
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WASHINGTON — Leaders of three historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas joined education leaders and lawmakers on Thursday in championing federal legislation to help institutions receive grants for campus improvements College and university officials from across the country joined Reps. French Hill, R-Ark., and Alma Adams, D-N.C., to announce the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act.
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By Ryan J. Reilly, Katherine Doyle and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — Applications are already rolling into the Justice Department from hopefuls aiming for some of the nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, even though the process can’t officially begin until commissioners are chosen to decide how the money is doled out. The fund was announced this week, part of an unprecedented
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Syndicated radio personality and HBCU alumnus Rickey Smiley is receiving one of the biggest honors of his career. Smiley has been announced as one of several inductees into the 2026 Radio Hall of Fame. Smiley was selected as one of the six finalists out of 950 radio professionals. He’s in a class that features Bob Pittman, the CEO of
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Just as North Carolina Central University announced a new leader for its women’s basketball program with hopes of elevating the Eagles to new heights, the program is now facing renewed controversy off the court. Former NCCU women’s basketball head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom is publicly speaking out, alleging that her firing stemmed from her fight for gender equity within the
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By Minyvonne Burke and Kathryn Prociv Memorial Day weekend travelers are facing a wet and potentially disruptive start to the holiday, with storms expected to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and travel delays across large parts of the country. The storms were already affecting air travel Thursday morning, with more than 1,000 flights delayed within, into or out
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Paul Davis is leaving Bluefield State University after four seasons, and sources indicate to HBCU Gameday that he is likely to remain inside the CIAA. Davis announced his departure from Bluefield State this week after helping guide the program through one of the most important stretches in its history. His next move has not been
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By Nicole Acevedo and Will Ujek The Justice Department on Thursday announced criminal charges against 15 people in Minnesota accused of defrauding Medicaid and several other state-run social services programs of more than $90 million. “The fraud here in Minnesota is shocking,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald during a press conference in Minneapolis. “This is not the end of our work.” Top
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