HBCUs are more than colleges. They are places where history, identity, and culture come alive. However, in a fast-changing world, one question remains: Are HBCUs still preserving Black culture? Walk onto an HBCU campus during homecoming, and you will hear the sound
Attending HBCUs provides meaningful experiences for students and significantly improves their life outcomes after graduation. Those are the takeaways from a landmark survey shared with Blavity that polled alumni from dozens of Black schools, affirming the benefits of attending HBCUs at a time when these institutions are under scrutiny. New survey documents professional success, personal satisfaction
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By Erica Loewe A former White House official breaks down why closing the information gap is critical for Black students—because no one can pursue opportunities they don’t know exist. You’re here because you belong here. Now channel the confidence of a mediocre White man.” I whispered those words to an HBCU journalism student whose hands
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A new report from Candid and ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities has examined philanthropic support to historically Black colleges and universities throughout the twenty-first century, revealing significant disparities in the amount of private funding flowing to HBCUs versus other higher education institutions. The report authors analyzed 1,000 of the largest U.S. private and community foundations
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By Lois Elfman Collaboration and innovation are now key components of financial sustainability and vibrance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In mid-July, Delaware State University hosted the 16th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium, attended by more than 300 participants. Among those in attendance were representatives of approximately half of the nation’s HBCU institutions as well
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By Brandon Tensley South Carolina native Lawrence Moore remembers when he saw his father cast a ballot for the first time in 1968. It was a few years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Black voter registration was surging across the South. Those years taught Moore, now 70
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By Adam Mahoney The skies over New York City turned a hazy orange and grey again this week. Reminiscent of when the skies turned a deep orange in 2023 — and then again in 2024 — this reality is quickly becoming a normal summer occurrence. More than 850 wildfires are actively burning across Canada, with more
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By Adriana Fraser , Sholnn Z. Freeman Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights lawyer and founding director of Howard University’s 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, was featured on MS Now’s “All In with Chris Hayes” to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold birthright citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil. In a 6-3 vote, the
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Courtesy of Xavier University This summer, America turns 250 years old. Across the country, communities are marking the occasion with celebrations and ceremonies. Flags will fly, speeches will be given and the nation will pause to marvel at two and a half centuries of the American experiment. Two hundred and fifty years of democracy is,
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By Gerren Keith Gaynor After President Donald Trump recently told theGrio his policies are bringing back “Black jobs,” the new jobs report for May shows that while the Black unemployment rate has slightly declined, it remains disproportionately high compared to the national rate and rates of other racial or ethnic groups. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May,
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By ReShonda Tate For years, Black women have been told to work twice as hard to get half as far. In 2025, many discovered that even excellence was no protection from layoffs. As corporations scaled back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives and government agencies faced sweeping cuts, Black women were among the hardest hit. Between
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