Denzel Washington is revisiting a promise he made in 2007 to the Wiley College debate team. The HBCU, located in Marshall, Texas, recently received the fourth $100,000 installment of the $1 million initially promised by the Washington Family Foundation.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ja’nayla Johnson worked hard in high school with the dream of being the first in her family to graduate from college, but she started to doubt herself as several colleges rejected her. Then Bennett, a small historically black women’s college in North Carolina, saw Johnson’s potential and offered her a full […]

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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bipartisan bill that will permanently provide more than $250 million a year to the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, along with dozens of other institutions that serve large shares of minority students. In signing the bill, Trump said historically black schools have “never had better champions in […]

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Morehouse College administrators placed an employee on unpaid administrative leave after students voiced several instances of sexual assault.

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Sam Washington made an auspicious debut as North Carolina State A&T’s head coach Saturday. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals cornerback guided the No.14 Aggies to a heart-stopping 20-17 victory over No. 6 Jacksonville State Saturday night in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Classic at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. Washington succeeded Rod […]

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The 4th annual Whitewater Classic was billed as preview of the SIAC Championship game with East Division preseason favorite Albany State taking on Tuskegee, the West favorite, in a matchup of Division II Top 25 teams. But what was supposed to be a marquee matchup ended up being a mismatch as No. 20 Albany State […]

One of the highlights from Super Bowl 51 happened before the game even started. The NFL honored a slew of Pro Football Hall of Fame players from historically black colleges and universities including Jerry Rice, Michael Strahan, the late Walter Payton, and more. Watch the tribute here. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo: NFL.com […]

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Howard University’s Showtime Marching Band traded its regular uniforms for all-Black-everything over the weekend to protest the holdup of their scholarship money. Band members are supposed to get tuition help from the band’s annual budget and student scholarships. But so far, no band member has received their scholarship money, according to TheeTru1Project blog, which has been covering the protest. According […]

Police are investigating a mysterious shooting on the campus property of Texas Southern University. ABC 13 reports: The shooting happened on Blodgett Street around 8:30pm in the parking lot of an apartment complex owned by the university. According to TSU Vice President Eva Pickens, the victim was rushed in critical condition to a nearby hospital. A […]

  South Carolina State University President Dr. W. Franklin Evans talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the state of the university’s pending accreditation and what Alumni can do to help their Alma Mater. Additionally the school is the Tom Joyner Foundation school of the month and donated a check for $2500! Click the […]

Authorities are reporting on a shooting on the campus of Bethune-Cookman College Monday night. WFTV.com reports: School officials said all the victims suffered superficial graze wounds in the incident, which happened just before 7 p.m. Officers said the gunman could be a student. “This could have been a horrible tragedy.  We have six shots from […]