Spelman College alumna Reagan Fresnel is exposing the youth to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Fresnel graduated from the Atlanta college in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in political scienceand government. Her HBCU experience, which embodied “Black pride” and “Blackexcellence,” left a lasting
When Gov. Tate Reeves announced new investment by Amazon in planned digital campus development across several Mississippi counties in April of this year, the city of Jackson was under a temporary moratorium on new data center deals. Amazon’s Canton site was already
A monumental painting by a leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance, showing a legendary figure from the struggle for African American liberation, will come to auction at Sotheby’s New York next month. Aaron Douglas’s painting Harriet Tubman (1931) is expected to sell
NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is bringing his Hall of Fame credentials to HBCU basketball after Alabama State University named the former Atlanta Hawks superstar general manager of its men’s basketball program. The university announced the appointment Tuesday evening during its annual Basketball
A Battle of the Bands event took place Tuesday night in West Philadelphia, bringing together high school and community performers as part of the city’s HBCU week celebrations, according to event organizers. The event featured bands, cheerleaders and a gathering of local
On 15 October, the first day of early voting in North Carolina, mostly Black students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T), Bennett College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) marched from their college campuses
By Sherdell Baker HBCU Homecoming season is in full throttle and for North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NCAT) they’re preparing for a massive amount of people starting October 25 after they’ve been estimated to have over 200,000 visitors in attendance
As HBCU homecoming is a time of celebration, a group of Fort Valley State students used the week’s festivities to encourage their fellow classmates to hit the polls ahead of this year’s midterm election. Fort Valley State held a get-out-the-vote rally complete
A pair of incidents that involved restrictions around campus-based public radio stations should raise alarms about government threats to press freedom, a First Amendment advocate argues in a missive that calls for greater protections for journalistic independence for campus-based news outlets. “The
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is honoring Alabama’s historically Black colleges and universities with a new exhibit and permanent tribute recognizing their contributions to education, culture and the Civil Rights Movement. The institute unveiled its HBCU Legacy Wall on Friday, featuring the
