HBCU News & Commentary
During a recent meeting in Washington, Dr. William Harvey, longtime president of Hampton University and Chairman of President Obama’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs expressed his…
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Clark Atlanta University says the killing of a junior chemistry major is a “devastating” loss for the school. Police in suburban Atlanta say three people have been arrested in the death of 21-year-old James Jones Jr., who was looking to buy an iPhone from a seller on Craigslist. Marietta Police spokesman […]
South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the news of the potential closing of SC State amid financial troubles. Though Elzey says that the school has its issues, closing it, even temporarily, would permanently cripple the institution, the only public HBCU in the state. “We have long […]
Historically Black South Carolina State University has made the decision to close its doors, amid financial troubles. The State reports: S.C. State University would not hold classes or athletics events for the next two years under a plan approved by an S.C. House budget panel Tuesday. The plan, meant to the give the financially troubled […]
Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support. “Everybody knows I go out there and do my job in good faith. I guess when I go out there with a bullet-proof vest every […]
Roland Martin talks to Johnny Taylor from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund talks about POTUS’ decision to pay for community college. This initiaitve will help up to 9m “I think it’s a great idea. He announced back in 12009 was to increase the college graduation rate. What we’re (Thurgood Marshall Fund) suggesting is that we […]
President Barack Obama’s “America’s College Promise“ plan seeks to make two years of community or technical college “as free and universal as high school.” Students would need…
If you’re wondering what’s going on regarding the hazing death of FAMU band member Robert Champion, here’s the latest. Former FAMU marching band member Dante Martin has been sentenced to 77 months (over six years) for the incident in which Champion was killed. Prosecutors said Martin, 27, organized the initiations that required fellow band members […]
Roland Martin talks to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. about Intel’s new billion dollar initiative that will impact HBCU’s and bring in new jobs. Rev. Jackson has long been an advocate of bringing more opportunities to Silicon Valley for minorities and pressuring those companies to release their EEO reports. “We are trying to build a linkage […]
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta college is suspending its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby amid allegations by more than two dozen women that the comedian and actor sexually assaulted them. Spelman College is the latest school to disassociate itself from Cosby. Spelman says in a statement that the program was established in the name of […]
2014 is the second year the Tom Joyner Foundation is participating in #GivingTuesday! What’s this? It’s a global day of giving back, the ultimate opportunity to pay it forward! Want to know more information about the Foundation before giving? Here are 5 fun facts: 1. Since our beginning in 1998 The Tom Joyner Foundation has […]
There have been some major shifts on the annual list of top HBCUs! U.S. News & World Report ran the numbers, and announced its…
