NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé paid tribute to historically black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four black universities. The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University, […]
Higher spending for higher learning.
With the start of a new year also comes the start of a new semester for college students. However, students at some Historically Black Colleges and Universities are undergoing problems with the infrastructure of their campuses that causes classes to be pushed back. Howard University is facing such problems as the cold weather has caused […]
Do you remember The Great Debaters based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson from Wiley College? Well, the legacy of Wiley College’s debate team still lives on! Wiley College has been given a grant to create an HBCU Speech & Debate League and Christopher Medina the director of Forensics and debate coach at Wiley College is excited […]
Paying for a cruise isn’t cheap but paying for school isn’t either. The Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage was created to support students going to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, it’s a charity. Listen above as Tom and Sybil explain the importance of this awesome event! To book your cabin click here or call 972-980-S-A-I-L […]
There was outrage and questions over Grambling State University’s response to the fatal shootings of two students there.
Bus tours are one thing but a transatlantic historically black college and university bus tour? Now that sounds like a party! The first of its kind, the I Love Black People tour seeks to promote Black wealth and economic liberation among the minds of young HBCU students. Read below to find out about this amazing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of historically black colleges and universities are making their second visit to the White House this year amid strains with the Trump administration over promises unkept. An annual gathering in the nation’s capital for those schools has been reduced to a two-day summit, further aggravating college officials already frustrated with […]
The 125th season of Black College Football season kicked with Florida A&M putting on a performance in the inaugural Jake Gaither Classic Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla., that would have most certainly would have made the Rattlers’ legendary Hall of Fame coach smile. Playing a home season-opener for the first time since 2011, the Rattlers dominated […]
Morehouse College has appointed William Taggart as its interim president and Willie Woods as its new board chairman.
Dallas native Z’Kijah Fleming is the winner of the 2017 Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship. The high school senior who is ranked number one in her class talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about becoming a caretaker at 14, why she chose Howard University and much more. “I kind of don’t have a plan. […]
John Miller, President and CEO of Denny’s talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about their partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation: Denny’s First Generation Road to Success Scholarship and Fundraiser. “We love to feed people, whatever they’re hungry for. But what’s most important is to feed that hunger for education. The idea staring this Fall,we’re taking […]
