By Victoria Mejicanos The AFRO will host its annual Washington D.C. Tea at the National Press Club on Sept. 12, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s tea will be hosted in collaboration with The Washington Informer and will honor historically Black colleges
R&B legend Bobby Brown is bringing star power to an HBCU fundraising event as Southern University prepares for its 4th Annual Southern University Athletics Gala. The Grammy Award-winning R&B legend has been announced as the official headliner for the event, scheduled for
HBCU athletics at Grambling State University is getting another major boost from the state of Louisiana. Grambling State announced that the 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session will provide up to $24 million for several of the university’s strategic priorities, including an additional $6 million
Some sneakers become icons. Others become mythology. The Air Jordan 11 has occupied both spaces for more than three decades. It has evolved from Michael Jordan’s championship shoe into perhaps the most celebrated silhouette in sneaker culture. It has been worn with
Quinn Gray on FAMU football’s legacy, returning as Rattlers head coach Quinn Gray was hired as FAMU football’s 20th fulltime head coach on Dec. 23, 2025. The former Rattlers quarterback was Albany State’s head coach. Florida A&M was ranked No. 10 in
PHILADELPHIA — The HBCU Swingman Classic will not decide a pennant. It will not alter the National League East race. It will not produce the same television obsession that follows the Home Run Derby or the same annual arguments that come with
By Shacamree Gowdy Congratulations are in order for the 14 graduates of Bowie State University‘s December 2025 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) class, who achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). According to a
Morehouse College is set to receive more than half a million dollars in new federal funding to strengthen campus safety through a series of security upgrades, Georgia’s U.S. senators announced Thursday. U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock secured $556,000 for the historically Black college
By Aaron Pellish President Donald Trump has ousted the remaining commissioners from a bipartisan federal agency charged with helping state and local officials conduct elections in an apparent move to assert control over voting ahead of the midterms. The president removed the two Democratic
The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (HBCU ELI) at Clark Atlanta University today announced the successful completion of its June 2026 residency and official pinning ceremony, which convened more than 40 members of its sixth Community of Fellows for an intensive leadership experience designed to
