There was an obvious sense of pride coursing through Citizens Bank Park Friday night as every baseball player, coach and keeper of the game opened Philadelphia’s days-long All-Star Game celebration with the annual showcase HBCU Swingman Classic, a game featuring elite players from historically Black colleges and universities. Alongside that sense of pride was also a palpable
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By Rebecca Shabad and Raquel Coronell Uribe South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve the rest of the late Republican senator’s term, which ends in early January. “Today, under the law, it’s my duty to and honor to name someone to serve in the place of this irresistible
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HBCU baseball was represented twice during the 2026 MLB Draft as Delaware State pitcher Michael Lane and former Prairie View A&M standout Michael Smith Jr. heard their names called. The San Diego Padres selected former Prairie View A&M outfielder Michael Smith Jr. in the 13th round with the 395th overall pick following his standout season at the University of Dayton.
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by Sylvia Perry For generations, Black Americans were denied equal access to higher education through segregation, discriminatory admissions policies, unequal public school funding and laws that barred many colleges and universities from admitting Black students. Even after legal segregation ended, persistent racial wealth gaps left many Black families with fewer financial resources to pay for
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The parents of a Wilberforce University freshman are suing the university for failing to prevent a deadly hazing ritual that claimed the life of their daughter as she sought to join “Turtles” – a social drinking club in which members “can never deny a shot” of liquor, a lawsuit filed in Greene
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By: Justin White The camp, now in its 31st year, draws more than 400 middle and high school students from across the country to Tallahassee each summer. For 80 years, Florida A&M’s Marching 100 has become one of the most recognizable bands in college athletics. But every tradition has to begin somewhere. For one week every
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Texas Southern University is laying out a vision that includes a new football stadium, upgraded facilities and a decade-long plan to reshape the campus of the Houston HBCU. The university has launched a Campus Master Plan that outlines roughly $1.7 billion in long-term capital priorities. The plan includes more than 20 phased projects over the
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A student team from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff recently earned second place overall and the Best Presentation Award at the 2026 HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event at the Westin Atlanta Airport in Atlanta. Students representing UAPB included Kennedy Abanihe, Gerald Shimo, Matanda Phiri, Otutochi Nwadinkpa, and Oluwademilade Ogunbade. The annual event brought
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by: Annie Glasco Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation aimed at improving aging infrastructure at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Arkansas’ four HBCUs. Arkansas is home to four HBCUs: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Philander Smith College Arkansas Baptist College Shorter College The proposed Institutional Grants
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Former HBCU basketball standout Javonte Cooke turned in one of the best performances of the NBA Summer League on Friday, scoring a game-high 21 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to an 81-79 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The former Winston-Salem State star tied Portland guard DJ Steward for the game’s scoring lead while shooting 7-of-12
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