By Audrey Lyons and Fairlie Mercer On the 40th annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Atlanta community gathered to honor Dr. King’s legacy and mobilize to continue the fight for equal rights. Dr. King, one of the main leaders in
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What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and former Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The schools saw a surge in applications from high school seniors after the murder
By Kailyn Smith The Boston Celtics had two reasons to celebrate on Jan. 29— a season-best performance by forward Kristaps Porzingis, which led the team to a 122-100 win over the Chicago Bulls, and the franchise’s third-ever Historically Black Colleges and Universities Night.
By James Brizuela It is no secret that the sport of flag football is gaining plenty of popularity in the world. The NFL chose to change up the format of the Pro Bowl, including a seven-on-seven flag football tournament between the NFC
By Natasha Korecki Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is blocking those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state jobs, ignoring President Donald Trump’s attempt to offer them a clean slate last week in a
By April Ryan “This is only the beginning of a long fight,” according to Democratic North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams. She is addressing the Executive Order to pause federal loans and grants. There is an overwhelming concern in the Historically Black College
Courtesy of Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is officially pulling out of what was once of the marque HBCU football classics. Dwayne Tucker, Interim TSU president, said that the offer from the Southern Heritage Classic was not enough to participate in
By Stephen J. Gaither A gambling ring that is involved in multiple NBA sports betting cases bet against HBCUs North Carolina A&T and Mississippi Valley State in what is being called ‘unusual activity,’ according to an ESPN report. Sportsbook accounts bet on
By Tierra Williams Historically Black Colleges and Universities known as HBCUs emerged after the Civil War to provide Black Americans the most basic of human rights, access to a full education. For over 180 years, they have been at the center of
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has launched a major initiative to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) grow stronger and more innovative, thanks to a $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Over the next five years, the grant will
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