Courtesy of Dillard University The Louisiana-based 15 White Coats®, a Black physician-led nonprofit dedicated to promoting cultural imagery in learning spaces, providing economic support to minority groups aspiring to be physicians, and promoting culturally appropriate literature access in learning spaces, visits Dillard University with HBCU Tethered Tour. The HBCU Tethered Tour is an 18-month program
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The Department of Education has laid off more than 1300 employees in an attempt to get rid of the Department. The Department of Education sent out letters to institutions informing them of the cuts. Federal officials claim schools should not see interruptions in service. The interim President at Clinton College – which is a Historically
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Alabama A&M, Coppin State, Howard, and Texas Southern’s HBCU women’s basketball teams will begin their quest to capture a postseason championship banner at the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT.) The WNIT committee awarded Howard (21-11) and TSU (16-15) automatic bids as they were the highest regular-season finishers in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference, respectively,
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By Evan Bush Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, including a program designed to help prevent HIV transmission in India and a clinical trial for diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. The university, one of the country’s most significant
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By Ted Hesson and Tom Hals A federal judge on Monday gave the Trump administration a Tuesday deadline to provide details about plane loads of Venezuelans it deported despite orders not to, in a brewing showdown over presidential power. President Donald Trump claims the deported Venezuelans are members of the prison gang Tren de Aragua, which he designated as a Foreign
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It was August, 30, 1956, and Wilberforce University opened its doors in Wilberforce, OH, making history by becoming the country’s first private HBCU owned and operated by African Americans. Fast forward to the start of the 2024-25 basketball season and the school once again made history when its men’s and women’s basketball programs struck a
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The second annual Black Ownership in Sports Symposium will feature minority owners from professional sports teams. Speakers with HBCU ties include Will Packer (FAMU), the minority owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Christina M. Francis (XULA), the president of Magic Johnson Enterprises. Collen Craig, the owner of the Atlanta Vibe, sits on the First Point Volleyball Foundation board who donated $1M to
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By Nadia Alfadel Coloma Jewel C. Stradford Lafontant’s career path was marked by many firsts. In 1946, she became the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School. In 1955, she became the first African American woman to serve as assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Then in
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By Brandon Drenon At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe of the US Midwest and South. Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday. At least 12 people have died in that state. Powerful winds in Texas and Kansas whipped up dust storms that resulted
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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq) took in some HBCU hoops at the 2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament to support his son, Shaqir O’Neal, as Florida A&M University (FAMU) faced off against Jackson State University, coached by former NBA player Mo Williams. The first-round conference tournament matchup with Jackson State University (JSU) ended in a 91-76 JSU victory over
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