Byron Allen, the founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, has been named one of six special honorees who will be celebrated at EBONY’s 2026 Power 100 Gala, recognizing his influence in media ownership and business. Allen, whose company is the
Crankstart awards Morgan State University $800,000 to expand reentry scholarships for adult learners
Morgan State University’s Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS) has received an $800,000 grant from the Crankstart Foundation to continue providing reentry scholarships for nontraditional adult learners pursuing bachelor’s degrees. The four-year award, effective Sept. 1, 2026, through Aug. 31, 2030,
Ebony’s 2026 Power 100 list features HBCU alumni including Common, Debbie Allen and Megan Thee Stallion, honored at a November gala. Ebony Magazine has released its 2026 Power 100 list and it features several HBCU alumni. Per an email obtained by HBCU
The 13th Annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo connected aspiring lawyers with legal education resources, accomplished professionals, and mentorship September 24–27, 2026, in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, with core programming at North Carolina Central University’s Student Center. Founded by attorney
By Alicia Victoria Lozano Freddie Jackson, whose smooth vocals swept an entire generation off its feet, died Monday night, his family announced on Instagram. He was 70. “Freddie was more than a legendary voice. He was a kind, generous soul who loved
The Virginia legend will host the Oct. 18 showcase at Norfolk State University as part of a week celebrating music, culture and innovation. Missy Elliott has been part of many a HBCU band‘s fifth quarter routine. Now the Virginia legend is coming
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University senior Jaida Bazemore took the stage at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) 39th Anniversary Gala last month in Washington, D.C., offering insight into her Tuskegee student success journey and the impact of TMCF with supporters
There are no spoilers in this article. A Different World was a popular, incredibly successful sitcom that aired on NBC between 1987 and 1993. Hillman College, the fictitious HBCU in the show, welcomed a new class of first-year students this fall. Fans
John Legend is helping 50 college students with off-campus housing costs through a new rent-assistance program serving three HBCUs and his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania. According to a press release from Bilt, Legend partnered for their October Rent Day program.
Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are in Birmingham for the first ever Penny Games Debate Competition at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). Event officials said the debate will create a national platform for some of country’s brightest HBCU students to
Houston radio personality and Texas Radio Hall of Famer Madd Hatta is giving students at two Houston-area historically Black colleges and universities a chance to turn their creativity into scholarship money. Hatta, through the Madd Hatta Cares Foundation, has launched the “I