1973 was the year Fisk University students launched WRFN—Radio Free Nashville. Later it became WFSK and today is still broadcasting at 88.1 on the FM dial. In spring of 2026 the HBCU Radio Preservation Project brought the digitized sounds of student-run radio back to the historic Fisk campus in a ceremonial presentation to the radio
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Spelman College alumna Reagan Fresnel is exposing the youth to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Fresnel graduated from the Atlanta college in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in political scienceand government. Her HBCU experience, which embodied “Black pride” and “Blackexcellence,” left a lasting impression and motivated her to create a similar experience for thenext generation of
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When Gov. Tate Reeves announced new investment by Amazon in planned digital campus development across several Mississippi counties in April of this year, the city of Jackson was under a temporary moratorium on new data center deals. Amazon’s Canton site was already operational by mid-2026 and construction has begun for centers in Vicksburg, Clinton and
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A monumental painting by a leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance, showing a legendary figure from the struggle for African American liberation, will come to auction at Sotheby’s New York next month. Aaron Douglas’s painting Harriet Tubman (1931) is expected to sell for between $2.5 million–$3.5 million, the highest estimate ever placed on a work
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NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is bringing his Hall of Fame credentials to HBCU basketball after Alabama State University named the former Atlanta Hawks superstar general manager of its men’s basketball program. The university announced the appointment Tuesday evening during its annual Basketball Tipoff Reception, adding one of the most recognizable figures in basketball history to
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A Battle of the Bands event took place Tuesday night in West Philadelphia, bringing together high school and community performers as part of the city’s HBCU week celebrations, according to event organizers. The event featured bands, cheerleaders and a gathering of local talent, with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker in attendance. What we know High school
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On 15 October, the first day of early voting in North Carolina, mostly Black students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T), Bennett College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) marched from their college campuses to their nearest polling sites for the first day of early voting. Previously,
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By Sherdell Baker HBCU Homecoming season is in full throttle and for North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NCAT) they’re preparing for a massive amount of people starting October 25 after they’ve been estimated to have over 200,000 visitors in attendance and have an economic impact of $57M, according to local North Carolina news
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As HBCU homecoming is a time of celebration, a group of Fort Valley State students used the week’s festivities to encourage their fellow classmates to hit the polls ahead of this year’s midterm election. Fort Valley State held a get-out-the-vote rally complete with food trucks and a cruise-in on Wednesday. The event came stacked with
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A pair of incidents that involved restrictions around campus-based public radio stations should raise alarms about government threats to press freedom, a First Amendment advocate argues in a missive that calls for greater protections for journalistic independence for campus-based news outlets. “The vulnerability of university-affiliated journalism is rooted in broader political pressures facing public higher
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