HBCU News & Commentary

An HBCU is in mourning this week. In sad news out of Tuskegee University, the school’s president, Dr. Benjamin F. Payton has died. Payton was the fifth president of the school, serving in the role for almost 30 years. AL.com reports: Dr. Benjamin F. Payton served as the university’s fifth president from 1981 until Aug. 1, […]

Officer Charles Vaughn recruits for the Dallas Police Department but what sets him apart from the rest of the force is one special talent. His voice. His name is Ray Vaughn when he performs and students at Richland College were in for a special surprise late this week when Officer Charles Vaughn joined in a […]

  Coach George Williams, the St. Augustine’s University, Athletic Director & Head Track and Field Coach became a national figure when the secret to so many of the student athletes at the 2016 Olympics in Rio were directly linked to his incredible 40 year training. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about how he got […]

  For the fourth year, the Ford is partnering with the Tom Joyner Morning Show to show support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Pamela Alexander, Director, Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund, talks to the TJMS about the HBCU Community Challenge and how students can get involved! “It has been a great program. Last year Clark Atlanta won first […]

  April Drummond announces the the kickoff of Denny’s fifth annual Tom Joyner Foundation Hungry for Education Scholarship Program. “We want to give scholarships to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. So far we given over $500,00. Today we’re giving out $25,000 to students that want to attend Historically Black Colleges. In their essay, we’re asking students […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Cannon‘s got talent — and homework. The host of “America’s Got Talent” and “Wild ‘n Out” has begun his freshman year at Howard University. Cannon posted photos on social media earlier this week of his first day on campus in Washington, D.C. Cannon says in a statement that he “decided […]

John Silvanus Wilson Jr, President of Morehouse College and Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President of Spelman College talk to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the first ever HBCU National Symposium on gun violence. “The student movement was born on the campuses of the AUC. The students there translated their intellectual capital into action that changed the city of […]

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In the midst of so much racial tension in the country right now, it’s always nice to see some good news involving people of color and much-needed diversity. Online giant eBay just announced that they have hired the first-ever Chief Diversity Officer for the company and the lucky recipient of the job is a Morehouse […]

A group of historically black colleges say the Obama administration’s new loan forgiveness rules could shut them down for good, reports TheHill.com. The Department of Education proposed new college repayment rules in June that would make it easier for current and former students to seek loan forgiveness. But several HBCUs say it would “open the floodgates” […]

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As we reported earlier, Wendy Williams got her a@# handed to her by social media and Roland Martin in particular after she made her ill-advised comments denouncing HBCUs and the NAACP last week on her show.  However, today, they were together on Wendy’s purple couch where he dropped even more knowledge and enlightened her on […]

HBCU News & Commentary

Ivory Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. Deputy Undersecretary of Education Kim Hunter Reed will serve as acting executive director.

Grambling State University President Willie Larkin has officially resigned according to KSLA. According to KSLA, he turned in his resignation at the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors meeting which took place on the campus of Louisiana Tech. Larkin told the board, “I have enjoyed the opportunity to lead this venerable university. Grambling State University […]