HBCU News & Commentary
Hampton University is receiving significant backlash on social media after the school announced it has invited students impacted by the war in Ukraine to study at the HBCU's campus for free.
The Teaching Faculty Union at Howard University announced on Twitter that a tentative agreement between the union and the university has been reached on the day a labor strike was scheduled to begin.
A new study illuminates the value each HBCU provides to the specific communities in which they're located and accounts for racial disparities that hurt Black earnings.
During a demonstration that saw multiple Howard University professors in attendance along with students, some faculty members threatened to execute a strike if certain working conditions are not addressed.
Polo Ralph Lauren has created some conversation amongst the HBCU Community in their latest release involving Spelman College and Morehouse College. James Jeter is the man who is largely responsible for the new collection.
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has invested $5 million in HBCUs to increase representation in the engineering industry.
Infamous former Baylor University football coach Art Briles quickly resigned as offensive coordinator at Grambling State after intense backlash from the HBCU community. Briles was fired after a wide-ranging sexual assault scandal at Baylor.
Howard University received a $2 million endowment to digitize its Black Press Archive.
Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings, and his wife Patty Quillin, recently gifted Tougaloo College with a $10 million donation.
The true essence of the CIAA tournament isn't the basketball or even the star musical performances; it’s in the camaraderie, tradition and legacy passed down from generation to generation in the HBCU community.
Delta Air Lines is bringing Hampton University as its first HBCU to be a part of their Propel Collegiate Pilot Career Path Program in an effort to "broaden diversity and build upon the significant legacy people of color have contributed to aviation."
The Student Freedom Initiative is one of the organizations trying to correct the problem of bad student loan agreements by providing social and economic mobility for STEM-studying juniors and seniors at HBCUs for years to come.
