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Over the past three months, 30 historically black colleges and universities across the country have been targeted with bomb threats, and the White House has announced that they’d be eligible for special Department of Education grants. Dietra Trent, who leads the White House’s efforts to support HBCUs, stated: “The bomb threats against HBCUs, particularly concentrated […]
Michelle Obama & Chris Paul have announced an HBCU voter registration challenge aimed at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) ahead of the midterm elections. The initiative, from Obama’s voter engagement organization When We All Vote, which she created in 2018, will distribute $3,000 grants to students on HBCU campuses across the country to “support […]
Yesterday afternoon, a number of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown and canceled classes after receiving bomb threats. Albany State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Bowie State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, Southern University, and A&M College are currently the HBCUs who have reported they have received these threats in statements and social […]
Happy homecoming season, full of fall fun and special concerts and performances at set colleges. At Howard University’s homecoming, the HBCU booked rapper Lil Durk, which served as the college’s headliner. However, Lil Durk was not feeling his performance. The rapper thanked the audience for their time, but walked off the stage mid-performance, cutting his […]
Welcome to homecoming season, the time of year when alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) gather for homecoming, weeklong celebrations of the Black college experience. On and off-campus, there are reunions at events that feature cookouts, marching bands, concerts, fashion shows, parties where old friends jam to the popular music of their college […]
2 Chainz has teamed up with YouTube for a new series as part of their #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiative. The Money Maker Fund consists of five episodes airing through Friday (December 18). It features HBCU students and alumni pitching their business ideas to 2 Chainz, who put $55,000 into the best ones. In a statement, he explained […]
Pharrell Williams has officially announced the beginning of a new nonprofit organization called Black Ambition: “dedicated to Black and Latinx entrepreneurs who are launching tech, design, healthcare, and consumer products/services start-ups.” The initiative also includes two competitions with generous prizes: The Black Ambition HBCU Prize focuses on current and former students at HBCU’s so they […]
The Annual HBCU College Fair at the Riverside Convention Center.
The oldest historically black liberal arts college in Alabama has many people upset.
The ROC is definitely representing when it comes to the #mannequinchallenge! Check out the top three starting with the largest mannequin challenge so far with 1300 students at the United Negro College Fund HBCU Empower Me Tour – filmed by GoodKnews Photography. (Click the photo to see video) Here are a couple more which an […]
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