Boisterous chants and stroll songs echoed Saturday afternoon through Atlantic Station Pinnacle Lot, as college students, alumni, and locals proudly represented their Greek letters and immersed themselves in Black HBCU culture. From June 4 to June 7, the Atlanta Greek Picnic swept through downtown, uniting members of the Divine 9, the historic Black greek-letter organizations.
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As part of the Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program’s (EICOP) HBCU in LA Summit Week, AEG, the leading sports and live entertainment company, hosted more than 40 interns from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at its L.A. LIVE campus on May 29, 2026. The event brought industry talent and executives from AEG and across the
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The fallout from the NCAA investigation involving four former Alabama State players is the latest example of HBCU players being targeted in sports betting scams. ASU is the latest school to have its name attached to one of the ugliest phrases in sports: game manipulation. The NCAA says four former men’s basketball players were involved
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ATLANTA, Ga. — One of college football’s top postseason showcases is leaving the Crescent City. On Wednesday, the Black College Football Hall of Fame announced that the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl will relocate from New Orleans to Atlanta, Georgia, starting in 2027. Tulane’s Yulman Stadium has hosted the bowl game for five seasons since its inception
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We’ve got some BIG time celebrating to do in the ATL! A group of filmmakers from Atlanta’s own Morehouse College has received the prestigious Coca-Cola HBCU Sports Production Grant at the 2026 Sports Emmys, hosted by Roy Wood Jr., who is also an HBCU graduate & ambassador for the initiative. What is the Coca-Cola HBCU
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By Therese Apel JACKSON – Jackson State UniversitY is partnering with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, and Ancestry, the global leader in family history, to preserve its archival materials dating back to 1877, the university’s founding year. The new initiative looks to preserve the records, documents, and photographic archives of Historically
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Written by Hayya Shah The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently announced its distinguished 2025 Class of AAAS fellows. Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture professors Danda B. Rawat, Ph.D. and Sonya Smith, Ph.D. are honored as fellows among 449 scientists, engineers, and innovators from around the world. The fellowship is a lifetime recognition that honors a
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By Hansi Lo Wang Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act. Remaining options for protecting the collective power of racial-minority voters include state-level voting rights acts and map-drawing strategies, likely in Democratic-controlled states, yet they cannot fully replace the nationwide
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For the first time ever, the Stellar Gospel Music Awards is introducing its inaugural “HBCU Choir of the Year” category—an exciting new honor that places HBCUs at the center of gospel music’s biggest night. What began as a celebration of individual artistry has expanded into a cultural milestone, recognizing the unmatched talent, discipline, and tradition
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By Rohan Nadkarni, Raquel Coronell Uribe and Sarah Dean President Donald Trump attended Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday to cheer on his hometown team — but many of his fellow fans didn’t appear thrilled to have him there. As Trump was shown on the jumbotron here during the national anthem, the crowd
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