The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Coca-Cola have announced a five-year partnership for sponsorship of the conference’s championships and social media platforms.
Author: Jarrett Carter Sr.
HBCU Fashion Line Returns With Kickstarter Campaign
The African American College Alliance clothing brand, a staple of hip-hop and black college culture in the 1990’s, is returning with a crowdfunding campaign to reboot the brand for a new generation of fashion consumers.
Are Students Reframing Narratives of LGBTQ Acceptance at HBCUs?
The sample size is small, and the years of painful intolerance are many to yet overcome, but students at some historically black colleges and universities are working to be a support system for campus LGBTQ students and communities.
Does Essence 'Best Colleges for Black Students' List Help or Hurt HBCUs?
A closer look reveals that Essence has deployed a pro-PWI, typical college ranking system, frightening in its similarity to the one President Barack Obama tried to use to redirect federal funds away from HBCUs and other minority serving institutions,
John Stallworth Got his NFL Draft Call in Alabama A&M Dorm
A phone call which is now heard and seen around the world on draft day telecasts, came to John Stallworth in an AAMU dorm.
Louisiana Faces 66 Percent Cut to College Scholarship Program
A popular state-funded scholarship program in Louisiana could be reduced by more than $100 million this summer, as Governor John Bel Edwards has submitted a proposal to reduce the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS).
Community, Developer Reach Agreement on Morgan State Student Housing Project
Community members in Northeast Baltimore have reached an agreement with state legislators and a private developer to move forward on a mixed-use construction project adjacent to Morgan State University.
Michelle Obama and HBCUs – An Imperfect Union, but a Union Nonetheless
She with the kid gloves and he with the iron fist – that is the Obama legacy on black colleges. And maybe the White House planned for it to be that way all along, knowing that we, HBCU students and alumni, would love them anyway.
Unfairly, Campus Crime Feeds HBCU Irrelevance Narratives
Over the weekend, thousands of students and alumni across the country mourned the death of two Southern University students, whom police now suspect were killed by a former Southern football […]
Study: HBCUs Pay More For Bonds Than White Colleges
A study published last month by the Social Science Research Network reveals that historically black colleges pay, on average, nearly $50,000 more in bond issuing costs than predominantly white colleges with similar credit ratings and financial outlook.
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