HOUSTON — Two of the most impactful voices in Black media died five weeks apart this spring, and Ralph Cooper says their deaths should force HBCUs to reckon with a larger, rarely mentioned loss: supporting Black media and Black businesses, which helped build their institutions. The Houston broadcasting legend joined HBCU Legends Podcast to remember Charlie Neal and Tony Brown, and
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ATLANTA — An annual 5-kilometer race to fund scholarships for students of historically Black colleges and universities drew the largest crowd Saturday in its nearly two-decade history, with more than 4,000 people turning out. The Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance organizes the race every year to financially support students and bring alumni together to promote health
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By Gerren Keith Gaynor After President Donald Trump recently told theGrio his policies are bringing back “Black jobs,” the new jobs report for May shows that while the Black unemployment rate has slightly declined, it remains disproportionately high compared to the national rate and rates of other racial or ethnic groups. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May,
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By Vera Emoghene When Dr. Herman Felton and his co-founders looked at the landscape of HBCU leadership a decade ago, what they saw was not a crisis yet. It was a warning. Leaders were aging out, the bench was thin, and the next generation had not been prepared for what was coming. So they built
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By The Associated Press LONDON — Serena Williams took aim at tennis’ anti-doping system on Sunday ahead of her Wimbledon return, calling the system “unprofessional” and “unreasonable.” The 44-year-old Williams returned to the testing pool before she could announce her comeback to professional tennis and was asked Sunday about her experiences complying with the rules. “It’s
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The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, also known as the SAFE Act, last week left committee and now heads to the U.S. Senate floor for a vote, hopefully this summer. It is the first college sports bill to advance this far in Congress. The nonprofit think tank Drake Group last week released a report in
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When Jackson State University named Dr. Denise Jones Gregory its permanent president, many viewed the appointment as a natural choice. Gregory knows the institution from nearly every angle. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Jackson State, a former provost and vice president of academic affairs, a life member of the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, and
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Harold Wheeler spent more than five decades shaping the sound of American entertainment — and it all started on Howard University’s campus. Howard University alumnus Harold Wheeler, the Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer, and longtime musical director of “Dancing With the Stars,” died June 24, 2026, at his home in Los Angeles following a lengthy illness. He
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By Alexis Clark On and off the court, Tennessee State University alumni are working overtime in the business of basketball. This summer, three TSU graduates are participating in the NBA HBCU Fellowship, an internship program that provides current and former students from Historically Black Colleges and universities with hands-on career experience in the sports industry. Now in
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By Ali Swenson About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. In the report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the 13% drop in enrollment from 22.1 million people in 2025 to
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