Written By Lexx Thornton The foundation of the United States is deeply intertwined with the labor, resilience, and ingenuity of Black Americans. From the early days of agriculture and skilled trades to the modern advancements in engineering and technology, Black labor has been instrumental in building and sustaining the nation. Central to this narrative are
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Written By Lexx Thornton HBCUs have impacted culture and society. They have shaped our youth’s minds all while breeding excellence, and they continue to do so now. Have you ever wondered how HBCUs have shaped social justice movements? Research conducted by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students Kyla Holton and Jayden Seay,
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Written By Lexx Thornton AI is what is happening in our world and taking over the 21st century! AI stands for artificial intelligence and is the field of computer science focused on creating machines or software that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. While some have been skeptical about the future of their
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By: Lexx Thornton Elon Musk is a businessman known for his leadership of Tesla, Space X, and X (formally known as Twitter). Since 2025, he has been a senior advisor to United States President Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Recently Elon Musk’s xAI acquired plans for further
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By Lexx Thornton The average age when you go off to college is typically 18. When you get a car, the average age is between 16 and 18, so it’s safe to say many freshmen might have cars when they go off to college (certain HBCUs may vary). When you get a car it’s more
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Born May 14, 1955, Marian Rogers Croak is an African American engineer who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for her work. Ever heard of VoIP? VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol — it’s a technology that lets you make phone calls over the Internet instead of traditional telephone lines. Still
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Secure the Senator Bill & Tracy Frist Endowment Scholarship for research grants in planetary and human health at Meharry About Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College, founded in 1876, is the nation’s largest private, independent historically Black academic health sciences center dedicated solely to educating minority and other health professionals. True to its heritage, it
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By Tiffani R. Alexander Howard’s annual Research Symposium is the true highlight of the University’s Research Month. The research presented by 500 students spanned disciplines, from lunar exploration to biomedical research to the preservation of indigenous and African languages. Despite how varied their focuses were, the researchers shared a common thread — a desire to
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By Christen Hill Howard University’s Annenberg Honors Program recently hosted a groundbreaking panel titled “Empowering Voices: The Significance of Research in the Black Community,” reaffirming its commitment to student-centered scholarship and culturally grounded academic inquiry. Held for the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, the event convened leading faculty, students, and researchers to examine the power and purpose
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By Cedric Mobley The American Council of Education (ACE) today announced that Howard University has been conferred a Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification, indicating “very high research spending and doctorate production.” R1 is widely considered to be the highest research activity classification among colleges and universities in the United States. Howard University is the only
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