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This HBCU banned the word ‘Black’ for Black History Month, now it says it was a mistake
Days after a Florida A&M University College of Law student said administrators asked her to remove or change the word “Black” from promotional materials for a Black History Month event, the school has clarified that this was a staff-level error. Aaliyah Steward, a final-year law student and one of the leaders of the Black Law…
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Rapper T.I. supports Morris Brown College’s growth with $50K donation
Rapper and entrepreneur T.I., real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., has extended his support...
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Coco Gauff explains personal reason why she donated $150k for HBCU tennis
Tennis star Coco Gauff, 21, is broadening her influence beyond the court with an intensified...
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HBCU basketball player Andre Bell fatally shot on highway
Fisk University basketball player Andre Bell, 20, was fatally shot on the highway in Nashville...
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How Stanley Andrisse went from prison to tenured professor at Howard University and made history
Dr. Stanley Andrisse, a tenured professor at Howard University College of Medicine, is a living example of how hope and higher education can totally change someone’s life. He went from a maximum-security...
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Huston-Tillotson University receives $150M in single largest donation to an HBCU
Huston-Tillotson University is receiving $150 million from the Moody Foundation to expand and upgrade campus buildings and offer more student scholarships. The donation, which is in honor of the...
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Fayetteville State University: HBCU athletic department breaks academic record
Fayetteville State University has indicated that its student-athletes broke an academic record during the Spring 2025 semester. The student-athletes posted an all-time high 3.42 overall grade point average...
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Alabama HBCU receives $1M donation from ‘Law and Order’ star S. Epatha Merkerson
Law and Order star S. Epatha Merkerson has made a $1 million donation to Talladega College, the oldest private, historically Black college in Alabama. Per AL.com, Merkerson was present at Talladega...
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Meet Savannah State’s new president Dr. Jermaine Whirl, the youngest president in HBCU history
Georgia’s oldest public HBCU, Savannah State University (SSU), recently appointed Dr. Jermaine Whirl as its 15th president. At 39 years old, he is the youngest HBCU president. Whirl, who began...
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Morehouse College becomes first HBCU to compete and win national boxing tournament
The Morehouse Boxing Club is now the first HBCU to compete in the U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Association National Tournament. Atlanta News First reported that two members of the Morehouse Boxing Club,...
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USDA halts scholarship program for historically Black colleges, sparking concern
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its 1890 Scholars Program, a scholarship initiative supporting students from rural and underserved backgrounds at historically Black colleges and universities...
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HBCU football legends rally behind Kamala Harris with strong endorsement
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has received a significant endorsement from football legends of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The group, made up of former players...
