A collective of activists erased $1.7 million in student debt for nearly 500 former Bennett College scholars.
Scholar Zindzi Thompson has made history as the youngest Black woman to graduate from Meharry Medical College.
Jacob Philadelphia—the youngster featured in the memorable 'Hair Like Mine' photo with former President Barack Obama 13 years ago—received a call from the former POTUS ahead of his high school graduation.
Actress Yara Shahidi has graduated from Harvard University.
Wiley College received a $300,000 gift from an anonymous donor to clear the student debt for the HBCU’s 2022 graduating class.
Salenah Cartier recently became the youngest person to earn a master's degree from the University of Houston.
Mary W. Jackson was part of the small group of Black women mathematicians whose groundbreaking contributions to NASA helped push space exploration forward.
80-year-old Donzella Washington made history by becoming the oldest person to graduate from Alabama A&M University.
After being accepted to 139 colleges and receiving $8.7 million in scholarships and grants, Normandie Cormier has decided to attend Xavier University of Louisiana.
The Harlem native overcame a very troubled past. As a teen, he fell into a life of crime, but bounced back to become a graduate of the esteemed New York City college.
