Courtesy of Florida A&M University Florida Rising’s HBCU Tour has officially hit the ground running with an electrifying kickoff at Florida A&M University (FAMU)! The inaugural event, held during Set Market Fridays as part of the South Carolina State vs. FAMU football game weekend, energized students and the
By Megan Sayles On day one of its Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) took on Black maternal health, Black infertility, family building and reproductive justice. Experts from across the country weighed in on challenges, opportunities and policies
On August 9, 2024, President Joe Biden established the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site — the eighth addition to the national park system during the Biden-Harris administration. The new national monument will tell the story
By Alex Gangitano Democrats in Washington, flying high after Vice President Harris’s sharp debate performance this week, are also forcing themselves back to earth in the face of a stark political reality: The race for the White House is still neck and
By Amber D. Dodd Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., joined regional economic partners to discuss “HBCUs as Catalysts for Regional Inclusive Economic Growth.” The event centered on the release of a study which detailed Howard’s $1.575 billion economic impact in
By Sara Weissman North Carolina A&T State University’s endowment hit $202 million this summer, the highest of any public historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the country. That sum is about 10 times larger than it was 15 years ago, when
By Alexandra Marquez and Garrett Haake Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he would be open to debating Vice President Kamala Harris three times next month. Speaking at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said that “I think it’s
Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development (EQBMED) has selected Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., as one of four sites aimed at addressing disparities in clinical trial access through industry and community partnerships. EQBMED is a joint venture
Henrika McCoy has been appointed as a professor of social work and the Morris Endowed Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She comes to her new role from the University of Texas at Austin, where she
By Randall Barnes Clark Atlanta University has announced its partnership with MOGL, the leading athlete marketplace and operations software provider in the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) arena per a statement secured by HBCU Pulse. This collaboration positions Clark Atlanta as the latest HBCU
