The first full weekend of Black college footballâs 125th season produced some eye-opening results, none more so than Howardâs 43-40 road victory against FBS opponent Nevada-Las Vegas in Coach Mike London’s debut with the Bison. The win was the first in program history for Howard against an FBS opponent. The 43 points for the Bison […]
Morehouse College on Monday named an alumnus and recent member of the board of directors as its new interim president, reports the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Harold Martin Jr., replaces William âBillâ Taggert, who died earlier this month of an aneurysm at his home in Atlanta. Taggert was named interim president in April following the boardâs decision to […]
The Tom Joyner Foundation’s official statement on Donald Trump’s recent HBCU remarks. President Donald Trump is taking aim at African-American students and jeopardizing the future of historically black colleges and universities. Construction for Black colleges, Trump argues, could be unconstitutional because itâs racially biased. Without new buildings for state-of-the-art technology, the outlook for Black colleges […]
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump declared Sunday that his support for historically black colleges and universities remains “unwavering.” Trump sought to clarify an earlier statement that some higher education officials interpreted to mean that he planned to end a capital financing program that helps these institutions repair, renovate and build new facilities. Congressional Black […]
WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump declared Sunday that his support for historically black colleges and universities remains “unwavering.” Trump sought to clarify an earlier statement that some higher education officials interpreted to mean that he planned to end a capital financing program that helps these institutions repair, renovate and build new facilities. Congressional Black […]
WASHINGTON (AP) â The nation’s historically black colleges and universities are pushing for President Donald Trump to set aside more federal contracts and grants for their schools, and take a greater hand in their welfare by moving responsibility for a key program for those colleges to the White House. The presidents of the nation’s 100-plus […]
Having a college degree is a blessing wherever you decide to go to school. But there is something about the HBCU experience that can't and won't ever be imitated at predominantly White institutions.
In case you’ve been buried under a rock for the last decade, you may have heard of a singer named Adele, who just set the record for single week album sales in 2015 for her latest release, 25. The hit single from that release, “Hello” has already become one of those songs that you hear everywhere. […]
