Barack Obama gave the commencement speech to the 2016 graduating class of Howard University earlier this week, and was widely received with acclaim. Graduates, attendees and those watching live via streaming sites were uplifted and grateful for the president’s speech, which people said was very paternal and honest. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Jeff Johnson goes […]
Aisha Tyler, co-host of The Talk recently spoke her mind about black students who choose to attend HBCUs, saying it’s more ‘courageous’ to attend more predominantly white institutions. She says that the working world college graduates enter are more realistically like predominantly white schools, so black students she get used to the racial tensions that occur there sooner. […]
Historically Black Colleges are great institutions that have served as safe havens for our favorite actors, singers, and moguls (looking at you, Puff Daddy) where they have received the inspiration and education to dominate the stage, and our hearts. While everyone loves a good story about a celebrity and their HBCU experience, many of America’s politicians […]
"The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country," Obama said.
Our ancestors fought for our right to be integrated into all aspects of society—especially our nation's classrooms. Criticizing Black students for choosing PWIs undermines that movement.
Following online threats and a number of racially charged vandalism incidents at the University of Missouri, officials at Howard University are boosting security on campus after also receiving threats targeting Black students.
On Tuesday, Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel discussed Ingram's ousting and if the punishment administered by Howard University meets the crime.
According to a new Gallup-USA Funds Minority College Graduates Report, HBCU graduates actually fare better than those who go to other schools and universities.
Two people have been shot at a TSU student housing complex. It has been confirmed that one of the victims has died.
Howard University students took to Twitter to express their reported constant struggle with administration, dorm life, and financial aid.
Taraji P. Henson talked with Uptown magazine about how she was forced to take matters into her own hands after her 20-year-old son was racially profiled by USC police. Apparently, being the son of a celebrity didn’t stop police from harassing him. To eliminate the possibility of it happening again, Taraji decided that he would instead […]
The Empire star, 44, shares stories of her son Marcel, 20, being racially profiled and why he will be transferring colleges in her interview with Uptowm Magazine. “I’m not paying $50K so I can’t sleep at night, wondering is this the night my son is getting racially profiled on campus,” Henson told the magazine. “My […]
