By Vaughn Wilson Hurricane Debby has Savannah State in its sights, and other HBCUs could feel its impact. Tropical Storm Debby became a hurricane on Sunday night after churning in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. On Saturday night it began
By Sarah Weissman Imani Smith, a rising senior at Howard University, was out grabbing food with friends when her group chats with her sorority sisters “started blowing up.” Smith, on a social media break at the time, rushed to re-download Instagram to
By Hayya Shah On July 16, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that Howard University has recently been selected to participate in the $160M U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) project for reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions for construction materials and products. Over 15% of
By Chris Merigerian She’s already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her. Biden announced Sunday that he was stepping aside after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears
By Sholnn Z. Freeman No scholarship, no prior recruitment, no fanfare—yet, this Sunday, Jessika Gbai (B.A. ’22), an under-the-radar “Philly girl” and walk-on athlete from Howard University, will realize every athlete’s dream by competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I don’t think it has
Courtesy of Howard University A new art exhibition is coming to Howard University in early 2025. Photographer Gordon Parks’ exhibition will run from Feb. 20, 2025, through Dec. 5, 2025. It will be presented by the Moorland Spingarn Research Center. According to a press release, the
Former HBCU track and field athletes Chidi Okezie and Edose Ibadin of Hampton University are preparing to compete for Nigeria at the Paris Olympics. Both were trained by head coach Maurice Pierce while at Hampton. Okezie will first take part in the
Here is the news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. The School of Nursing at historically Black Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has received a $1.5 million
By Zac Linly Last June—amid a wave of protests sparked by the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others—Apple announced its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which aims to “help dismantle systemic barriers to opportunity and combat injustices
By Todd Simmons Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have secured more than $100 million in research and sponsored program contracts and grants for the second consecutive year, underscoring the university’s continued growth as a leading doctoral research institution.