The Edward Waters Tigers had a chance to make a statement. Traveling from their home in Jacksonville, Florida, to Columbia, South Carolina, to meet up with the Benedict Tigers at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, they entered the game ranked No. 2 through Week 6 of the HBCU D2 Football Coaches Poll, four spots ahead of
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At a time when students have more choices than ever about where and how to pursue a college education, Morgan State University is demonstrating that its distinctive combination of academic opportunity, cultural identity and expanding national reputation is a powerful draw. For the sixth consecutive year, the University has achieved record enrollment, welcoming 12,119 students
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On Sept. 24, 1987, “A Different World” premiered on NBC. A spinoff of the series “The Cosby Show,” the show originally centered on the character Denise Huxtable and student life at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college. The sitcom touched on serious subjects affecting students such as racismand colorism, while capturing the spirit and
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Coco Gauff’s success on the tennis court has helped create opportunities for young players and college students across the United States. Following her 2023 US Open victory, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) committed $3 million to improve public tennis facilities nationwide. She has also donated $250,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) over
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Sigma Gamma Rho and PUMA launch a new collaboration collection in the sorority’s signature colors, just in time for homecoming season. Sigma Gamma Rho and athletic wear company PUMA have entered a partnership sure to draw attention during homecoming season. The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority account posted a post showcasing members of Sigma Gamma Rho
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FAMU alumnus Roy Wood Jr. says an HBCU connection led to ESPN and The Daily Show, and explains why he left to bet on himself. Roy Wood Jr. is one of comedy’s most prominent political minds, but he has never forgotten his HBCU roots. Wood graduated from Florida A&M in 2001 with a degree in
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Homecoming is a staple for HBCUs, and the spending starts long before the first tailgate. Students book haircuts and hair appointments, shop for outfits and make plans for the week, which means barbers/hairstylists, clothing brands, photographers and other businesses are already seeing customers before alumni return to campus. For Black entrepreneurs, that spending creates an
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On Feb. 1, 1960, four freshmen from North Carolina A&T sat down at the whites-only lunch counter of the Woolworth’s in downtown Greensboro and refused to leave. Students from Bennett College, the Black women’s college across town, soon joined them, and within weeks the sit-in movement had spread across the South. Students from those same
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two weeks from the midterm elections, Democratic Party leaders are suing in federal court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from usurping states’ authority to administer elections or trying to intimidate state and local election officials into complying with illegal demands. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Washington, seeks a
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This Hispanic Heritage month, as we celebrate the nation’s institutions that were founded to serve our Hispanic communities, we can also celebrate the world’s only HBCU-HSI institution: St. Philip’s College of San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1898, St. Philip’s began as a singular sewing class for six Black girls in San Antonio, then grew into
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