Legendary SWAC basketball coach Dave “The Wiz” Whitney died Sunday at his home in Biloxi, Mississippi. He was 85 years old. A native of Lexington,…
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and White House Science Advisor John Holdren are set to appear at Norfolk State University in…
Monday, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund launched a new nationwide campaign, National “I Love My HBCU” Month, to honor historically black colleges and universities and the pride that…
Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd won’t be entertaining any overnight lovers – at least not on the campus of Alabama State University. Boyd, 58, Alabama State University’s…
Fisk University of Nashville, Tennessee was founded in 1865 by John Ogden, Reverend Erastus Cravath, and Reverend Edward Smith. It was named after General Clinton…
To complete the trifecta of HBCUs in the Atlanta University Center Consortium (including Spelman, Morehouse), Atlanta University was founded in 1865 by the American Missionary…
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama is the first black college to be considered a registered national historic landmark and the only to be declared a…
For IPOD/IPAD users: Roland Martin talks with Grambling State University President Frank Pogue about the current debacle happening at the historic HBCU. Read the full interview…
Billions of dollars in scholarships and grant money for the 2013-2014 year are now available to women pursuing higher education. With an extremely competitive workforce, the cost of higher level learning … tuition, boarding and other factors can be discouraging. Nevertheless, It is pertinent to stay ahead of the game. Women should be encouraged to […]
BlackAmericaWeb.com, a website founded by Radio personality Tom Joyner, confirmed the news that Tom Joyner has offered Rachel Jeantel a full scholarship to any Historically Black College or University she chooses (HBCU). On his show this morning, Joyner spoke to Jeantel, the friend of Trayvon Martin who spoke to him shortly before he died… Joyner told Jeantel, “If you want to […]
