Four iconic figures in HBCU football are once again stepping into the national spotlight. Gideon Smith, Bill Hayes, Eddie Hurt, and Rod Broadway have all been named to the 2026–2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, released Monday by the National Football Foundation—an
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center recently published a new report examining the research infrastructure, faculty capacity, and federal funding competitiveness at 47 historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and the
The Southern University Gospel Choir has made it to the final five nominees for the Stellar Gospel Music Awards’ first-ever HBCU Choir of the Year. The category is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities gospel choir award to be offered at
According to a recent USA TODAY feature examining the challenges Black coaches face in landing major college football jobs, Southern University head coach Marshall Faulk believes former Black NFL stars are often held to a different standard when trying to move into
By Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic
By Laura Strickler A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff members at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of a person being held there and stabbed another in the hand with a pen when an
SWAC TV is taking another major step in its evolution as the official free streaming platform of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The SWAC announced that SWAC TV has joined Mercurius Media Capital (MMC) as a Strategic Limited Partner. The move makes SWAC
A proud Howard moment meets a public reaction Howard University commencement became one of the most talked-about HBCU moments of the week after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser received a mixed reaction during her keynote address at the university’s 158th Commencement Convocation. The ceremony
In a renewed campaign, the four NCAA commissioners for HBCU athletics — HBCU4US Association — have sent a second urgent letter to Congress, reaffirming their unified support for the SCORE Act and signaling their commitment to protecting their institutions’ interests. On May 11, 2026,
Alcorn State University is making a bold move to bring its story as America’s first public land-grant historically Black college and university (HBCU) to a global audience with its new content partnership with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace. Through this collaboration,
