Julian Jarrett Juventas Foundation news centers on a simple but powerful idea: success should never end with the person who achieves it. Jarrett, a sophomore Honors Finance major at Howard University, founded The Juventas Foundation, a nonprofit built to expand educational access, mentorship, and leadership development for young Black men. What started as a personal
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As calls for an HBCU football playoff continue to grow, Celebration Bowl Executive Director John Grant says the idea remains unrealistic because of scheduling and television constraints. For years, some HBCU football fans have advocated for expanding the current postseason format into a four-team playoff. Under the concept, champions or top teams from the MEAC, SWAC and other prominent
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By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — After watching a 20-minute tribute celebrating her groundbreaking career, Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience Sunday with an impromptu performance of her 1998 classic “Ex-Factor” after accepting the Living Legend Icon Award before closing the show with “Everything Is Everything.” Introduced by Ice Cube, the eight-time Grammy winner was honored with performances
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A new partnership between two Louisiana HBCUs is about to change how students get into the legal profession. Grambling State University and Southern University Law Center announced a new 3+3 Accelerated Law Program on June 25, 2026, allowing eligible students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a law degree in six years instead of the
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The CIAA Board of Directors extended Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker’s contract through 2031 at the conference’s spring board meeting at Lincoln University. McWilliams Parker is the longest-tenured HBCU sports conference commissioner, having been hired by the CIAA in 2012. She is the first Black female to lead an HBCU league, followed by commissioners Sonja Stills
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A student team from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) earned Second Place Overall and the Best Presentation Award at the 2026 HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event at the Westin Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual event brought together more than 30 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for a multiday experience
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The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is rapidly approaching, and there’s precious little time to vote to help the game’s top players earn a bid on July 14 at Citizens Bank Park. Phase 2 voting will determine the starters at each position, joining the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani as the NL designated hitter and the Blue Jays’
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Tony Brown’s Hampton University legacy defines one of the most important careers in the history of Black media — and the HBCU world has lost one of its greatest champions. Brown, the host and executive producer of Tony Brown’s Journal — the longest-running series in PBS history — died on June 17, 2026, at his home in
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Courtesy of Xavier University This summer, America turns 250 years old. Across the country, communities are marking the occasion with celebrations and ceremonies. Flags will fly, speeches will be given and the nation will pause to marvel at two and a half centuries of the American experiment. Two hundred and fifty years of democracy is,
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UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million dollar legislation that would undergird infrastructure projects at HBCUs across the nation. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which already has significant support from bi-partisan members of Congress, could receive a boost to passage as members of the general public get
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