Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University and Housatonic Community College (HCC), in Bridgeport, Connecticut, have partnered to help HCC graduates transfer to Jackson State University (JSU). The agreement aims to provide a seamless transfer for students who enroll at JSU
By Christopher Klein The assault on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama helped lead to the Voting Rights Act. Nearly a century after the Confederacy’s guns fell silent, the racial legacies of slavery and Reconstruction continued to reverberate loudly throughout Alabama in 1965. On March 7, 1965,
By Eric Stirgus For more than 150 years, Morehouse College has built a reputation as a leading institution to educate Black men. It also wants to be known as the go-to place for research that results in better health, professional and societal outcomes
Written by Howard University Newsroom Staff The Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC) received a $2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to support the preservation and digitization of the Black Press Archives, a newspaper collection of titles by Black journalists, editors and publishers. MSRC
By Norfolk State University Contributions of more than 15,000 items have helped NSU’s Spartan Food Pantry provide food security, as well as other needed items, to support the academic wellness of students while attending Norfolk State University. The university thanked contributors for
By Talladega College, Alabama Power and its parent operator, Southern Company, recently donated $125K to assist in the ongoing development of Talladega College’s Civil Rights Garden. The Garden will honor Hank and Billye Aaron, who have contributed more than $700,000 in scholarship
Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia Yesterday morning, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) commemorated the legacy of its alumnus Dr. Edwin B. Henderson by naming its athletics facility to the Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex during a
By Kimberly Iverson, Thanks to historic philanthropic investment, prudent financial management, and strong demand for a Howard University education, the University’s 2022 bond rating outlooks are positive. National bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook for Howard to positive from
By Robert Greene II The historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States are under attack, it seems, from multiple directions. In recent weeks, numerous HBCUs have reported bomb threats against them. Such threats have hit institutions such as Howard
By Fisk University Fisk University announced the establishment of three Fellowships to support the John Lewis Center for Social Justice’s comprehensive agenda. The John Lewis Center was founded in 2019 to foster and advance social justice across every sphere of contemporary society
