By Vida Lashgari Mfundo Msimango, a Penn State student from South Africa, was recently named the HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps secretary and has devoted himself to creating new opportunities for other students. HBCU-ACC is an organization that encourages students interested in journalism and
By Candace Mcduffie President Joe Biden gave a highly anticipated commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Many speculated that the students at the ceremony would stage pro-Palestine protests…and that’s exactly what happened. More than 400 students graduated Sunday; during Biden’s speech, several of
By Quintessa Williams Seven public Mississippi universities are getting millions in funding from the state — including its three public HBCUs. According to the Clarion Ledger, Alcorn State University, Jackson State University, and Mississippi Valley State University are three of the seven schools receiving millions of dollars
She’s the U.S. Open champion. One of the highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian. American tennis player Coco Gauff has never been afraid to use her voice. Not when she delivered an impromptu speech at a Black Lives Matter rally at the
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University students from different majors worked together to complete a reimagined design of Legion Field Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. The project is part of a partnership with the NFL and the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture
By Aimee Picchi The White House on Wednesday said it has approved $7.7 billion of student debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers, part of its ongoing effort to provide relief after the Supreme Court last year blocked President Joe Biden’s plan for broad-based college loan forgiveness. With
Courtesy of Bowie State University The Prince George’s County Alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta marked its 50th anniversary with donations $50,000 and $1,000 to support scholarships at Bowie State University. “We thought about how to cement partnerships in Prince George’s County and
By Danielle Layton There’s nothing quite like watching a historically Black college’s marching band rouse a crowd during halftime — except, perhaps, six HBCU marching bands performing back to back. Last year, Alabama State University hosted the Honda Battle of the Bands, making it
Written by the Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., joined leaders from the Atlanta University Consortium (AUC) to announce the establishment of EDTECH Africa, an initiative serving as an emerging technology bridge between Historically Black Colleges and
By Greg Rosenstein and Morgan Chesky Jaimarius Barnes, an 11-year-old in the Wichita, Kansas-based League 42 baseball organization, planned on suiting up for games this season just feet away from a Jackie Robinson statue. “He really inspires me because he played baseball and I now
