The single historically Black institution bold enough to field a full slate of competitive sports in one of the nation’s most notorious COVID-19 hotspots has canceled two of its women’s […]
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Will Florida Memorial COVID-19 Controversy Make HBCUs Stand Back and Stand By on Spring Sports?
The single historically Black institution bold enough to field a full slate of competitive sports in one of the nation’s most notorious COVID-19 hotspots has canceled two of its women’s […]
Trump Executive Order Could Make HBCUs Ineligible for Nearly All Federal Funding
Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting federal funds from being awarded to agencies or contractors promoting racial or sexual stereotyping. The objective is to reverse what […]
Digest After Dark – Did Y'all Forget There Are Two Semesters?
We discuss the presidential and vice-presidential debates, coverage of HBCU coronavirus response and prevention, the future of HBCU endowments, and Travis Scott as a Black college philanthropist.
HBCUs Must Become National Hubs for Workforce Development Partnerships
Less than a month after joining the Guild Education Network’s institutional roster of colleges and universities opening degree programs to employers nationwide, Paul Quinn College added to its profile as […]
Southern Raises More than $5 Million in a Single Day
A groundbreaking virtual event sets a high bar for HBCU fundraising.
Reports: Florida Memorial Facing COVID-19 Outbreak
HBCU Gameday reports that multiple athletes and coaches at Florida Memorial University have tested positive for COVID-19. The report cites three unnamed sources in its story, who accuse executives in […]
Pro Basketball Player Chris Wright Endows Scholarship at Wilberforce
Wright shares details of his new partnership with Wilberforce University, insight on the growing connection between pro athletes and HBCUs, the prospects for Black colleges to emerge as mid-major contenders […]
The Catch-22 of Celebrating HBCU COVID-19 Response
Courtesy: Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Last week, WUNC ran a piece on how historically Black colleges and universities in North Carolina are the best in the state at maintaining low numbers of […]
How Howard Became the Only HBCU on US News & World Report’s Top 100 List
When plaintiff Oliver Brown filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas in 1951, after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka’s all-white elementary […]
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