HBCUs
Morgan State University won a three-year, $1.6 million Aerospace Workforce and Leadership Development Grant.
Updated 2.4.19 11:00 p.m. Bennett College will remain open after raising $8.2 million in an effort to keep the historic women’s college, open since 1873, reports NBCnews.com: Alumnae, like Shawn Hall ’93, joined a committee called Change and Progress for Bennett, which she described as a “brain trust” in an earlier interview with NBC News. “We […]
If you’re not familiar with Sam Whiteout… here’s a brief recap – he’s a white boy who went viral because of his Kappa Alpha Psi frat affiliation. Many were impressed when videos showed him hitting the shimmy (see above)– as such, he gained a large following. As noted by blavity.com, White has used his notoriety to talk about social […]
The third time was a charm Saturday for Alcorn State and third-year Coach Fred “Air’’ McNair. The former Braves All-SWAC quarterback had guided Alcorn to the SWAC Football Championship Game each of his previous two seasons on the Reservation but came up a loser each time. It was a different tale this time around for […]
Miles completed an improbable in-season turnaround with a 50-23 victory against Albany State Saturday in SIAC Championship in Fairfield, Ala. The Golden Bears were 0-5 after losing to Albany State on Sept. 29 with three of their losses by a total of 10 points. They rebounded to win four of their final five regular season […]
A former student filed a lawsuit on Monday.
Ford F-150 HBCU Truck Tour has been stopping at HBCU campuses all over the country and this weekend they’ll be at North Carolina Central University’s homecoming. The ride and drive even raises $20 per drive that goes to the Tom Joyner Foundation which helps students stay enrolled at HBCUs. Dee Guerrero is part of Ford’s multicultural marketing communications team and […]
It’s official. The MEAC championship race will be dogfight. Florida A&M guaranteed as much Saturday with it’s 22-21 come-from-behind road victory against defending conference champion North Carolina A&T, the preseason pick to win it all again this season. The victory, the fourth in a row for the Rattlers (5-2, 3-0 MEAC), leaves them alone atop […]
Some North Carolina Central University students walked out of class to bring awareness to the killing of fallen classmate DeAndre Ballard.
The police stop of the Rev. Kevin Cosby ignited a debate.
Morgan State flipped the script Saturday in Greensboro, N. C. The Bears, picked last in the MEAC preseason poll by conference coaches and Sports Information Directors, upset defending Black College National Champion North Carolina A&T 16-13 for their first victory of the season on Alex Raya’s 36-yard field goal as time expired. The loss in […]
Don Crandall Jr. tried to intimidate four Black students.