With a 2.0 high school GPA, Xavier Hickman thought college was unattainable. But mentors in the TRIO Upward Bound Program challenged him to not limit himself. A low GPA didn’t have to block him from going to the next level. Hickman’s family didn’t have much, and the program was designed for students in exactly that
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Four iconic figures in HBCU football are once again stepping into the national spotlight. Gideon Smith, Bill Hayes, Eddie Hurt, and Rod Broadway have all been named to the 2026–2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, released Monday by the National Football Foundation—an honor that underscores the lasting impact each has had on the game. The
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center recently published a new report examining the research infrastructure, faculty capacity, and federal funding competitiveness at 47 historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Combined, the institutions included in the study secured at least
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The Southern University Gospel Choir has made it to the final five nominees for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards’ first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be offered at the Stellar Awards. “What began as a dream, a prayer, and countless hours
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According to a recent USA TODAY feature examining the challenges Black coaches face in landing major college football jobs, Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk believes former Black NFL stars are often held to a different standard when trying to move into leadership positions. Faulk, a Pro Football Hall of Famer entering his first season
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By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic support. But first, they’ll have to endure a “vote-a-rama” during which senators from
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By Laura Strickler A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff members at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of a person being held there and stabbed another in the hand with a pen when an officer could not close the door to a housing unit. The newly released
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SWAC TV is taking another major step in its evolution as the official free streaming platform of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The SWAC announced that SWAC TV has joined Mercurius Media Capital (MMC) as a Strategic Limited Partner. The move makes SWAC TV the latest media platform to enter MMC’s media-for-equity venture fund. The partnership
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A proud Howard moment meets a public reaction Howard University commencement became one of the most talked-about HBCU moments of the week after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser received a mixed reaction during her keynote address at the university’s 158th Commencement Convocation. The ceremony took place Saturday, May 9, on The Yard, where Howard University celebrated the Class of
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In a renewed campaign, the four NCAA commissioners for HBCU athletics — HBCU4US Association — have sent a second urgent letter to Congress, reaffirming their unified support for the SCORE Act and signaling their commitment to protecting their institutions’ interests. On May 11, 2026, CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams Parker, MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills, SIAC Commissioner Dr. Anthony
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