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Big Money Moves: Delaware State University Becomes First HBCU to Acquire Another School on Its Own

The school announced its plans to acquire Wesley College last year.

Joe Jurado

7/06/21 6:30PM

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC-Chapel Hill Position for Job at Howard U Along With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Hannah-Jones has found herself a home that truly embodies Blackness in education. She's where she needs to be and…

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Not a Single Player Taken in the 2021 NFL Draft Played for an HBCU. How Did That Happen?

The 2021 NFL Draft has come and gone.

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Grambling University's Brown Girls Do Conference Addresses the Absence of Gymnastics Programs at HBCUs

In its efforts to increase exposure and access to gymnastics among girls and women of color, Grambling State…

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All Atlanta-Based HBCUs to Require Students Be Fully Vaccinated Before Returning to On-Campus Learning

As access to the coronavirus vaccine increases nationwide, colleges and universities have grappled with whether they…

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Pepsi Announces Deal as Part of Racial Equality Initiative With Southwestern Athletic Conference, Thanks to a Little Help From Deion Sanders

With the Jackson State Tigers playing on ESPN for the first time since the 1980s, coach Deion Sanders didn’t exactly…

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Maryland Legislators Vote to Pay the State's HBCUs $577 Million Over the Next Decade in Massive Civil Rights Settlement

Four historically Black universities and colleges in Maryland will benefit from a $577 million settlement related to…

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NBA All-Star Weekend Was a Love Letter to HBCUs

Where shall we begin?

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HBCUs, Communities of Color Impacted by COVID-19 Will Be the Real Winners During NBA All-Star Weekend

We’re mere days away from NBA All-Star Weekend, and while it’s not exactly the brightest idea to host an event that…

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Deion Sanders Calls Out Inequity, Lack of Resources at HBCUs: 'It's Unacceptable'

New Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders is on a mission.

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'I’m Grateful for All You Young Leaders': Kyrie Irving Pays Tuition for Students at HBCU Lincoln University

Kyrie Irving is a complicated, if not polarizing, dude.

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Michael B. Jordan Puts on for the Culture With Basketball Tournament for HBCUs

Throughout the course of the past year, we’ve seen the profiles of HBCUs continue to escalate, as everyone from Chris…

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Peyton Manning Honors Prestigious Alums With Scholarship Endowments at 6 HBCUs

Sometimes it’s hard to keep secrets when your actions speak for themselves.

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Five-Star Recruit Makur Maker Commits to Howard, 'Makes the HBCU Movement Real'

Real estate is cool, but if you want to make some real paper, you might want to look into college sports—provided…

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Netflix CEO Donating $120 Million to HBCUs and the United Negro College Fund

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin will donate an allotted total of $120 million to HBCUs and…

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Private Equity Investor Frank Baker Pays Off Tuition Debt for 2020 Spelman College Graduates

Frank Baker, an African-American investor who heads the billion-dollar private equity firm Siris, has paid off the…

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Holy Shit: Beyoncé Mass at Spelman College Causes Ticket Frenzy

There are no known plans for Queen Bey to show up to the religious service in her whole-y name but the tickets are…

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Welcome Home: $50 Million Amistad Paintings Returned to HBCU Talladega College

Talladega College, an Alabama-based historically black college, will be the new home for a collection of paintings…

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Howard University Receives $2.5 Million African-American Art Collection in Honor of Former Professor

Ronald W. Walters is remembered as a prolific, award-winning author and activist who published over 100 books and…

Jay Connor

1/17/20 11:30AM

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Not With The F@#$ery: Kamala Harris Backs Out of Presidential Forum After Trump Receives Criminal Justice Award From HBCU

Kamala Harris may be alright after all.

Karu F. Daniels

10/26/19 12:28PM

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