Howard University has entered a 20-year deal with Jordan Brands in an effort to expand academic and athletic opportunities at the college, reports NBC BLK. As part of the agreement […]
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Minority Baseball Prospects HBCU All-Star Game
On June 3, Truist Park hosted the 2022 Minority Baseball Prospects HBCU All-Star Game, headed by the Minority Baseball Prospects organization (MBP). MBP invited 60 players from 57 different HBCUs […]
Posted inEducation, Local
LA Promise Fund helps South LA students get into college
Many nonprofit organizations in South LA have made it their mission to not only serve their community but emphasize helping its youth push past the horizon as well. LA Promise […]
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‘Big Homecoming’ festival to pay homage to legacy of HBCUs
The nation’s newest premier music and culture festival, The Big Homecoming, announced it will debut in Atlanta June 17-18. Billed as the first of its kind, the event will capture […]
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Anonymous donor clears student debt of Wiley College graduates
Students graduating from a historically Black college in East Texas were told at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances, officials said, reports Associated Press. Wiley […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The youth politics of challenging Black leaders of HBCUs
It’s still news that Black folks prefer to keep inside problems, well, inside. Youth used to be regularly taught to keep family business to themselves, and not put such business […]
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Black colleges poised for major tech funding boost under President Biden bill
Administrators at historically Black colleges are eagerly awaiting passage of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, with hopes that the bill’s record funding for HBCUs could put the schools […]
