At a time when nonprofit organizations and community programs are being asked to meet greater needs with increasingly limited resources, BLM Sports is putting real dollars behind the people and organizations doing the work. Founded by philanthropist and social-impact leader Cicley Gay, who also serves as Chairwoman of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation,
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By The Associated Press LONDON — A British sociologist who became famous as the youngest Black professor ever at the University of Cambridge has resigned after the university opened an investigation into “new information” about his academic qualifications. Professor Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became a Cambridge professor in 2023, announced his decision late
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The Chris Paul HBCU Classic will bring four Division II programs to Washington, D.C., as part of a two-day showcase featuring nine HBCU basketball teams. Winston-Salem State, Clark Atlanta, Virginia State and West Virginia State make up the Division II field for the third annual event. The Toyota Chris Paul HBCU Classic will take place
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Written by Shannon Dawson The HBCU community is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the eHBCU Consortium Portal, a groundbreaking digital learning initiative led by Delaware State University, Southern University and A&M College, Alabama State University, and Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC) in Detroit, the first design-focused HBCU in the U.S. The
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he’s ready to try
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The first Bayou Classic was held long before the esteemed event became the Thanksgiving weekend destination that it is today. With 52 years under its belt, the annual rival football game between Grambling State and Southern University has become a living archive of historically Black college and university culture, serving as a bridge between past- and
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center has unveiled what is being hailed as the largest and most comprehensive “Proof Of Promise” study ever conducted on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) alumni, and the findings paint a powerful picture of the long-term impact of an HBCU education. In partnership
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Drake State Community & Technical College will broaden its STEM education program thanks to a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a project named the “Semiconductor Exposure, Exploration, and Development (SEED): Collaborative to Broaden Participation in STEM Education.” The grant award period runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. Drake State among 3
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Baltimore’s Morgan State University and Washington D.C.’s Howard University have been named among the top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), according to a ranking by Forbes magazine. Morgan State took the No. 4 spot on the list for public HBCUs, while Howard was ranked No. 1 among private HBCUs. Another Maryland HBCU, Bowie State University, came
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Alabama State Jacory Croskey-Merritt NCAA probation is now official. The NCAA hit the HBCU with a Level I-Mitigated infractions ruling on July 28. Alabama State received three years of probation and a $30,000 fine. The school must also pay one percent of its football program budget. ASU accepted the ruling and won’t appeal, but it
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