HBCU

A historic building at Knoxville College, one of the oldest HBCUs in Tennessee, was destroyed in a fire on Nov. 4. Although unused, Elnathan Hall is part of the college’s buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Elnathan Hall was left in ruins, Knox News reported. The fire was reported to 911 around […]

One person has died and 16 others are injured after a shooting at Tuskegee University on Sunday morning. According to AL.com, police said dozens of shots erupted when the chaotic scene unfolded at the West Commons on-campus apartment at 1:40 a.m. It was supposed to be a celebratory weekend as the school just celebrated its 100th

Prairie View A&M University is moving forward with a 10-year plan to become part of the Top 10 public HBCUs nationwide. By 2035, the goal is to become “a premier, public, research-intensive HBCU that serves as a national model for student success,” Prairie View President Tomikia P. LeGrande said in a statement. “PVAMU will be

A group of students and activists recently demonstrated at Morehouse College to protest Georgia’s restrictive voting laws. The demonstrations, timed to coincide with a high-profile visit from the Kamala Harris campaign, come as Georgians and the rest of the nation will decide the outcome of the presidential election over the next two weeks. Protests against

Texas-based HBCU Huston-Tillotson University is expanding into California. The move will improve access to HBCUs on the West Coast for students looking to apply to HBCUs.  Per the Austin American-Statesman, California has no historically Black undergraduate colleges, and the university is partnering with the San Diego Unified School District and National College Resources Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to bolster higher education completion

It’s been a good year for HBCU enrollment. Alabama A&M University is one of the latest HBCUs with record-breaking first-time student enrollment. On Tuesday, Alabama A&M announced that 7,295 students would attend for the fall semester, an increase of 10.3% and the institution’s highest enrollment in the second consecutive year. It also marks the second successive year of its largest incoming

Anok Yai made her return to Howard University for its centennial homecoming and annual celebration. The supermodel was discovered at the HBCU’s homecoming in 2017. At the time, Yai was a sophomore student at Plymouth State University, according to Vibe. She was photographed by Steven Hall, who was taking portraits of attending guests. The model’s