Students at North Carolina Central University were planning to protest racial comments and possibly terroristic threats from a white classmate.
Seven people have been charged with operating a prostitution ring at Fort Valley State University. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Alecia Jeanetta Johnson, the graduate advisory to a sorority on campus, is accused of being the ringleader and setting up the meetings between the men and young women. Johnson allegedly used her position to supply women […]
A young man posted an online video.
The Southern Heritage Classic is the oldest HBCU football classic weekend and Tom is there! He talked to R&B heart throb, Ro James who is performing tonight at the Landers Center with Tank, K. Michelle and Major. From the names of the artists you can tell that this show will be for the boos! It’s […]
Simmons College of Kentucky is in the midst of one of the greatest university turnarounds in memory. Back from the brink the school that gave Ida B. Wells her start is now ranked ahead of University of Louisville according to a new report from BestColleges.com. In fact BestColleges.com has placed the HBCU second in the state of Kentucky. […]
The HBCU is trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.
Kevin Hart teamed up with Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) schools and the United Negro College Fund to award scholarships to 18 students to attend HBCUs. Hart’s Help From The Hart Charity and KIPP Public Schools each donated $300,000 in scholarships administered by the fund. Hart also gave $100,000 to the fund in 2015, reports […]
William Harvey will always be proud of Hampton University’s standing as a historically black institution. Founders established the school three years after the Civil War to educate former slaves and train teachers. Booker T. Washington studied there and Rosa Parks worked there. But Harvey, Hampton’s president since 1978, is equally proud of the university’s Proton […]
Dr. Hasna Muhammad, daughter of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, discussed the Ossie Davis scholarship fund with the TJMS. Since the scholarship was introduced in 2007, over $50,000 has been awarded to students. In conjunction with Ossie’s 100th birthday, the Ossie Davis Centennial Scholarship will be open to graduate students and they will give a larger sum of […]
With his newest project, Homecoming that honors HBCU’s, Comedian Rod Z has found a way to use his passion of comedy to help college students in need. As a graduate of Bethune Cookman University, Rod felt a desire to help younger wildcats succeed. Proceeds from every purchase of Homecoming go to a college book fund […]
Black Girl Magic continues to flow all across the United States and this time, it’s in North Carolina where one high school teenager got accepted to 113 colleges, according to Blavity. Jasmine Harrison, 17, a senior at The Academy was accepted to over 100 schools across the country with a scholarship amount of $4 million! The 4.0 student is […]
Comedian J.J. Williamson and Tom have two things in common. They’re both country boys and HBCU alums and they are very proud of it. “Yah I’m the country comedian. I’m originally from Jackson, Mississippi. Yah that’s country,” said Williamson proudly. “Next time I go home I’ll get ready to shell peas and pick up some […]
