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Spelman College Hosts Fourth Annual HBCU Game Jam, Premier Event for Aspiring Black Game Developers and Creators

Courtesy of Spelman College Over 85 Students from 10 HBCUs Competed in 24-Hour Hackathon for $10,000 in Prizes (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA – Spelman College welcomed over 85 students from 10 HBCUs to compete in the fourth annual HBCU Game Jam, a 24-hour hackathon competition where students work in teams to create original video games from scratch. Hosted by Spelman’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab, HBCU Game Jam is designed to expand opportunities for Black creators in the global gaming industry. During the event, teams worked against the clock to ideate storylines, code gameplay and design visuals. After the hackathon, students pitched their finished

HBCU Banner Removal Reveals Athletic Director Was Fired

A development inside an HBCU basketball arena last week has now revealed a much larger administrative decision that had quietly unfolded behind the scenes. The disappearance of a retired jersey banner honoring Kevin Granger sparked renewed attention around the status of the former Texas Southern University athletic director. The university has now confirmed that Granger was formally terminated from his position earlier this year. Texas Southern officials announced that Granger was notified of his termination on Feb. 13, 2026, following several months of internal and external investigations tied to a civil lawsuit filed against him in 2025. The announcement came roughly one

Old Dominion shooting is being investigated as act of terrorism, FBI director says

By Minyvonne Burke, Ryan J. Reilly, Gary Grumbach and Emmy Beck-Aden Authorities are investigating a shooting at a Virginia college Thursday that left one victim dead and two injured as an act of terrorism, FBI Director Kash Patel said. The gunfire erupted shortly before 11 a.m. in an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, officials said. The victim, Brandon A. Shah, an Army lieutenant colonel, was an ROTC instructor described by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger as a devoted teacher who “didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path.” Two other U.S. Army

Grambling State secures trademark for iconic ‘G’ logo after near 30-year legal battle

Since 1998, Grambling State University has been embroiled in a legal fight over its iconic black-and-gold “G” logo. On Monday (Mar. 2), the school revealed a decades-long triumph had finally come. According to KNOE, the school finalized the federal trademark registration for the “G” under U.S. Trademark Registration No. 8148992. Since the days of Eddie Robinson walking down the sidelines as the school’s head football coach, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ logo has become synonymous with excellence and pride for the school representing North Louisiana and the GramFam. However, the school sought to secure exclusive rights to the logo, as a similar “G” is

Hampton University, Stripped of Land Grant Status During Jim Crow, May Get It Back

As part of Zuri Murphy’s urban policy class at Hampton University, she was assigned a question: Do Black people deserve reparations. Murphy wrote about how reparations should be paid back to Black land grant colleges. “Reparations should be paid in part to HBCUs, since y’all are already scamming us,” the graduating senior said. “So if we’re going to talk about reparations, let’s just throw in what we should be doing anyway.” But what Murphy didn’t know was that Hampton was once a land grant college. In 1920, Hampton University was stripped of its land grant status during a wave of

Bowie State Raises $128 Million Through BSU Bold Campaign

Bowie State University has officially concluded the historic Bowie State BSU Bold campaign, raising more than $128 million to support scholarships, academic innovation, and student success initiatives. The campaign, known as BSU BOLD: The Campaign for Excellence, represents the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history and significantly surpassed its original $50 million goal. The initiative reflects growing philanthropic momentum around historically Black colleges and universities and highlights increasing investment in institutions that continue to serve as engines of opportunity for Black students. For Bowie State, Maryland’s oldest historically Black university, the success of the Bowie State BSU Bold campaign marks a major milestone in the

Spelman Innovators Developing ‘PlantGPT,’ AI Tool Designed To Give Anyone A Green Thumb

The PlantGPT prototype is currently being tested on houseplants while the team continues refining the system’s capabilities. Joy Rutledge and Temple Dees are working at Spelman College’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab to develop an AI program that assesses environmental data from plants into real time care guidance. The project, PlantGPT, connects plant sensors to artificial intelligence software and analyzes environmental conditions to provide feedback about plant health. An elite team of Spelman innovators, including Rutledge, Dees, Grace Burch, Jessica Obi, and Devyn Washington, have worked on the project at different stages. “Plant GPT is a way to be able to talk to

Barber-Scotia College Wants 144,000 Women To Donate $1.44 To Help HBCU Stay Open

Barber-Scotia College, an HBCU in  Concord, North Carolina, is calling on thousands of women to donate a small amount toward its future. The school has launched a new grassroots campaign with the 144K Collective hold its doors open amid financial woes threatening its longevity. In this unique fundraising effort, Barber-Scotia is calling upon 144,000 women to gift $1.44 toward the HBCU to keep it afloat. Founded in 1867, Barber-Scotia initially aimed to educate Black women scholars. As it now tries to maintain operations, it has called upon the very demographic they once served to help them carry on. Its unique

Howard University College of Medicine placed on probation; issues clarification

Howard University’s College of Medicine has been placed on probationary accreditation status, prompting concern among students, alumni, and supporters of one of the nation’s most historic institutions for training Black physicians. The designation was issued by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the national accrediting authority responsible for evaluating medical education programs across the United States. While the decision initially raised questions about the future of the program, university officials were quick to clarify that the status does not threaten the medical school’s ability to operate or graduate students. According to university leadership, probationary accreditation indicates that the program must address specific

Philander Smith University celebrates HBCU culture in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — For nearly 150 years, Philander Smith University has stood in Little Rock as a place built to educate, uplift and open doors, and it continues that mission today, even as funding challenges persist for Arkansas’ private historically Black colleges and universities. Founded in 1877, Philander Smith University was created to educate newly freed Black students in the years following the Civil War. Like many HBCUs across the country, it was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named after Philander Smith, a philanthropist whose family helped fund its early work. The university has remained rooted in

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